4 Leap Day Babies Born At AtlantiCare

GALLOWAY, NJ — Four babies were born at AtlantiCare with the most unique birthday: Feb. 29. The date only comes around once every four years, and now four families will forever remember the special day.

Colson Desmarets-Warmoth born at 7:09 a.m. at the Roger B. Hansen Center for Childbirth at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Mainland Campus in Pomona. He weighed 8 pounds, 8.9 ounces; and was 21 inches long.

The parents are Destiny Desmarets, and Cyle Warmoth, of Absecon. Tahara Prescott-Palmer, certified nurse midwife, AtlantiCare Physician Group Obstetrics delivered the baby with the Center for Childbirth team.

There were 187,000 Americans who celebrated their birthday on Leap Day in 2016, according to The Atlantic. Famous Feb. 29 birthdays include rapper Ja Rule, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and big-band performer Dinah Shore.

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