4 babies were welcomed into the world at St Mary’s Hospital on New Year’s Day, it has been confirmed.
First to arrive was a girl at 07:13, weighing 6lb and 6oz.
Ralphie Blythe was born at 13:08, weighing 8lb 6oz – a son for Courtney Millar and Liam Blythe from Freshwater.
Third was baby Mica, a girl born to Christie Smith from Ryde at 13:47.
Finally baby Lola, a girl born to Millie-Rose Maxfield, also from Ryde at 22:47
The team at St. Mary’s is proud to have supported the new parents and wishes them and their babies all the very best for the future.
There were 2 babies welcomed on Christmas Day 2025, as previously reported by Island Echo.
New Year’s Day babies born on the Isle of Wight since 2015
| Year | Male | Female | First Arrival | Last Arrival | Lightest | Heaviest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 05:05 | 21:48 | 7lb 5oz | 8lb 15oz |
| 2023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 10:24 | 15:29 | 6lb 10oz | 7lb 1oz |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 02:57 | 12:12 | 6lb 4oz | 8lb 4oz |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 14:37 | – | 7lb 6oz | – |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 16:26 | 22:36 | 6lb 8oz | 7lb 14oz |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 03:43 | 04:43 | 5lb 14oz | 6lb 14oz |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 06:13 | 17:28 | 7lb 10oz | 8lb 13oz |
| 2016 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 01:58 | 22:19 | 6lb 6oz | 9lb 15oz |
