At least 30 Leap Day babies born at area hospitals

Oaklie Rayne Bennett was born on Feb. 29, 2024 at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown to parents Margaret and Jeremy Bennett of Franklin | PREMIER HEALTH

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Oaklie Rayne Bennett was born on Feb. 29, 2024 at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown to parents Margaret and Jeremy Bennett of Franklin | PREMIER HEALTH
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At least 30 babies were born on Leap Day at area hospitals.

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As of 4 p.m. Thursday, Premier Health said that it had three babies at its hospitals - two born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton and one at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown.

This baby was born on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospital | PREMIER HEALTH

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Kettering Health said that it had quite a few more babies, including:

  • Eleven born at Kettering Health Washington Township
  • Nine born at Kettering Health Main Campus
  • Three born at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek
  • One born at Kettering Health Hamilton

There were three Leap Day babies born at Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center.

This baby was born on Leap Day, Feb. 29, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospital | PREMIER HEALTH

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