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Mount Nittany Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2026

Caleigh and Elliot Peters of Snow Shoe welcomed baby boy Myles on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Myles was the first baby born in 2026 at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Photo provided

Geoff Rushton

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The first baby born in 2026 at Mount Nittany Medical Center arrived on New Year’s Day, and it’s a boy!

Myles Peters was born early Thursday morning to parents Caleigh and Elliot Peters, of Snow Shoe, according to the College Township hospital.

Myles weighed in at 6 pounds, 8 ounces.

“Welcoming the New Year’s Baby is a long-standing tradition at Mount Nittany Health — our team is honored to be part of this milestone and extends their heartfelt congratulations to the Peters family,” the health system wrote in a news release.

It marks at least the fourth consecutive year that Mount Nittany’s New Year’s baby was a boy.

Mount Nittany Medical Center’s Joseph V. and Suzanne P. Paterno Women and Children’s Services Unit delivers more than 1,300 babies a year. The unit is the largest of its kind in the region, and has been named among “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals” by Newsweek for three years in a row.