Marisol Fernandez & Baby-
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SALINAS, Calif. - Monterey County's first baby of 2013 was born at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital at 12:06 on Tuesday morning. Mom and baby are doing well.
Marisol Fernandez from Soledad delivered her 7lbs-13oz baby girl, named Maytte Arciga Fernandez.
The father, Ernesto Fernandez, who is a dentist practicing in Mexico, witnessed the birth via mobile phone video conferencing.
As for the first birth at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula - Alyssa Rose Palermo arrived at 5:01 a.m. Her parents are Sabrina Purnell and Anthony Palermo of Carmel. Alyssa weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long.
About 1,200 babies are born in Community Hospital's Family Birth Center each year.