Lockport Mom Gives Birth to First Baby of 2016 at Silver Cross Hospital

NEW LENOX, IL — Silver Cross Hospital welcomed the first baby of the new year on Jan. 1, 2016, at 4:35 a.m., born to Rebecca Kustra of Lockport.

“I wasn’t due until Jan. 4, however I started to have contractions last night during a family party,” Rebecca Kustra said. “I tried to get some rest before coming to Silver Cross around 11:30 p.m. It’s exciting to have the first new year’s baby.”

In celebration, the Kustra family received a gift basket loaded with essentials for both mom and baby from Silver Cross Hospital’s Women and Infant Services Birthing Center staff as well as presents for Lily Grace from Childerguild— the hospital’s auxiliary who has donated more than $3 million to support women’s and children’s services at Silver Cross Hospital.

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Silver Cross has brought together cutting-edge medical technology with spa-like amenities to make the birthing experience all the more memorable. The Birthing Center at the New Lenox Hospital has 12 luxurious birthing suites designed for labor, delivery and recovery so parents can have the convenience of staying in the same room through recovery followed by a stay in one of 30 private mother-baby suites. Each private suite is fully-equipped with a bathroom with a shower and immersion tub to help with labor pains, blanket warmer, refrigerator, wireless internet access, 30-inch flat screen TV system, and a comfortable sofa-sleeper so family members can stay around the clock. And for deliveries requiring surgery, there are two complete cesarean suites. For more information about the new Silver Cross Women and Infant Birthing Center visitwww.silvercross.org/specialdeliveries.