A Sussex County family celebrated a special New Year’s moment early Wednesday, as their baby boy, Andy Amilcar Tzoy Mendoza, was born at 12:39 a.m. He became the first baby born at Beebe Healthcare in 2025.
Parents Rosa Mendoza Ortiz and Uber Amilcar Tzoy Torraza were thrilled to welcome their son and to learn he was the first baby of the New Year. Andy weighed 6 pounds, 0.2 ounces and measured 19 inches in length. The Labor & Delivery team presented the family with a basket of newborn essentials, along with a gift card and additional Beebe gifts from the Beebe Medical Foundation.
Commitment to Quality Care for Families
Beebe Healthcare is recognized as a baby-friendly hospital, focusing on the importance of breastfeeding for all new mothers. The hospital provides education on the benefits of breastfeeding and ensures that mothers can begin breastfeeding immediately after delivery. Additionally, Beebe encourages skin-to-skin contact right after birth or C-section, ensuring mothers and babies stay together in the same room. Lactation consultants are available to support breastfeeding.
Beebe is also honored as a “Safe Sleep Champion” by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. This certification highlights Beebe’s dedication to promoting safe sleep practices and preventing sleep-related infant deaths caused by accidental suffocation.
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