Dutchess' First Newborn Of 2016 Arrives Earlier Than Expected

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Adanma Amaha-Okorafor of Hopewell Junction and her husband, Dr. Amaha Okorafor, were on their way to New Year's Eve Thursday in Poughkeepsie when Adanma began having contractions.

Kaima Amaha-Okorafor with her parents Dr. Amaha Okorafor, left, and mother Adanma Amaha-Okorafor after arriving at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
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Daily Voice

01/01/2016 6:00 p.m.

Shortly after the ball dropped and 2015 became 2016, Adanma delivered Dutchess County's first newborn baby of the new calendar year.

Kaima Amaha-Okorafor was born naturally at 4:58 a.m. Friday at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, weighing exactly 8 pounds, well before her due date of Jan. 9.

“This is the best New Year’s gift you can get,” her father said. “She is so beautiful. … Every person can call her Kaima, but she’ll always be daddy’s Pearl.”

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