Butler family welcomes in first baby born in the county for the new year
She arrived too late for the Rose Parade and the bowl games, but she was still the first baby born in Butler County in 2020.
Arriving at 7:38 a.m. Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital by Caesarean section, the as-yet-unnamed 6-pound, 9-ounce, 18-inches-long girl is the daughter of Rachel and Timothy Smith of Butler.
Rachel Smith, 29, said her daughter's due date was Jan. 4, but when it was discovered that she was going to have a breech delivery, the decision was made to schedule a Caesarean section.
Nancy Gross, the nursing supervisor of the obstetrics department at the hospital, said, “It's better to schedule the C-section early before the mother goes into labor and has to have an emergency C-section.”
It's the first child for the Smiths, who both work for Cook Medical in Vandergrift.
This is an excerpt from a larger article that will appear in Friday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read more about the birth.
