Health & Fitness
Huntington Hospital Delivers 1st Baby Of Year For Northwell Health
Parents Meryum Ali and Ashfaq Khan of North Babylon welcomed their baby girl at 12:10 a.m. "This makes it just a little more special."
HUNTINGTON, NY — Parents Meryum Ali and Ashfaq Khan welcomed Northwell Health's first baby of 2025 at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, the healthcare system announced. The baby girl was born at Huntington Hospital after almost 10 hours of labor.
The baby weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 21 inches long. The parents, from North Babylon, were "over the moon" to learn their new addition was Northwell Health's first baby delivered this year.
"We are so excited our baby is healthy, but this makes it just a little more special," Khan said in a news release.
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This is the couple’s second child. Newborn Gulbano Khan has a big brother waiting for her at home.
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