First baby of 2026 at Corewell Health Lakeland

First baby of 2026 at Corewell Health Lakeland

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Corewell Health Lakeland welcomes first baby of 2026

Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph has welcomed its first baby of 2026. Corewell says little Drextan Delaney was born on Thursday, January 1 at 1:28 a.m. to parents Angelica Murcia and Khirus Delaney, Sr. Drextan weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and is 20.75 inches long. This is the couple’s first baby together. Drextan took his time arriving as he was originally expected on December 23. He’s named with Khirus’s brother in mind, as well …