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Spain Welcomes First Newborns of 2026 as Multiple Babies Arrive at Midnight

Regional health services issued official bulletins confirming healthy early-hour births with names, times and weights.

Overview

  • Four babies were reported born exactly at 00:00 in different regions: Elena in Barbastro (Aragón), Coral in Ourense (Galicia), and Erik and María in Castilla-La Mancha, according to regional authorities.
  • Cloe was confirmed as Andalusia’s first baby at 00:01 in Huelva’s Juan Ramón Jiménez Hospital, weighing 3,250 grams, per the regional health department.
  • In the Valencian Community, Eleanor Sofía arrived at 00:06 at Castellón’s General Hospital, with both mother and baby in good condition, local officials said.
  • In Murcia, Hajar was born around 00:20 at Hospital de Los Arcos (3.110 kg), followed by Guillermo at 04:20 by cesarean at La Arrixaca after a nuchal cord was resolved; the family noted the new 19-week paternity leave.
  • Extremadura recorded its first baby, Jandrel Xavier, at 00:40 in Cáceres (2,600 g), and the Basque Country reported early births including Álava’s Ainhoa, who will receive a year of free bread under a local tradition.