Springfield Regional welcomes first baby born in 2023

Nouasi family from Haiti welcomes baby girl.
Elda Felix with her newborn daughter, Riley Shaida Hadassah Nouasi, who was born at 2:53 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023. Riley was the first baby born in the new year at Mercy Heath – Springfield Regional Medical Center. CONTRIBUTED

Elda Felix with her newborn daughter, Riley Shaida Hadassah Nouasi, who was born at 2:53 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2023. Riley was the first baby born in the new year at Mercy Heath – Springfield Regional Medical Center. CONTRIBUTED
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Jan 2, 2023
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A family visiting the U.S. from Haiti was the first of the new year to welcome their newborn to the world at Mercy Health – Springfield Regional Medical Center.

The first baby born in 2023 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center was Riley Shaida Hadassah Nouasi, who was born at 2:53 a.m. on Jan. 1. She was born weighing 6 pounds and 11.8 ounces, and she measured at 19.5 inches.

Riley is the second child for Elda Felix and Jeremie Nouasi, who already share a son. The Nouasi family is currently in the U.S. for a six-month stay before they will return to their home country of Haiti.

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