Overview
- Daan was born at 04:13 on January 1 at Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg to Joyce and Dirk van Tuijn of Dongen, weighing 3,730 grams.
- Omroep Brabant reports that, as far as known, Daan was the first baby born in Brabant that morning.
- The parents spent New Year’s in a hospital room, praised the staff’s support, plan to stay one more night, and expect grandparents to visit in the afternoon.
- Julia was born at 02:24 at Radboudumc in Nijmegen to Guido and Claire Smulders, and is reported by Omroep Gelderland as the first 2026 hospital birth in Gelderland.
- The Smulders drove through fireworks en route to the hospital, and mother and baby were home by 06:00 with both doing well.