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Germany Welcomes First Babies of 2026 in Early-Hours Deliveries

Hospitals pair celebratory updates with sober notes on lower 2025 birth totals, voicing cautious optimism for 2026.

Overview

  • Berlin’s first baby, Emil, arrived at 00:17 at Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum, with further births reported across the Vivantes network, which handles roughly a third of the city’s deliveries.
  • In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Südstadtklinikum Rostock recorded a 00:46 birth of a 51‑cm, 3,740‑gram boy, followed at 01:02 by Elias in Greifswald, as clinics referenced a drop in 2025 births and hoped for a rebound.
  • Chemnitz-Rabenstein reported its New Year’s first at 03:14, a girl named Anastasia weighing 3,490 grams and measuring 51 centimeters, as the hospital noted 1,276 births in 2025 and a cesarean rate under 20 percent.
  • Potsdam’s Bergmann-Klinikum announced Ava’s birth at 03:39 and highlighted its role as a high-level perinatal center with 1,638 children delivered in 2025 and preparedness for complex cases.
  • In Bavaria, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg welcomed Elschaday Tekle at 03:18 (46 cm, 3,060 g) and the KJF Klinik Josefinum reported Leonie Magdalena at 03:50 (51 cm, 3,460 g), with additional New Year’s births following.