DELMARVA — TidalHealth hospitals in Maryland and Delaware welcomed their first babies of 2026 on New Year’s Day, marking joyful beginnings for families on the Delmarva Peninsula.

At TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Spencer Morgan Stanley was born at 2:19 a.m. Jan. 1 to Megan and Ethan Stanley from Eden, Maryland. Spencer weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He is the couple’s first child.

TidalHealth Salisbury first baby of 2026

Spencer Morgan Stanley is TidalHealth Peninsula Regional’s first baby of 2026, born at 2:19 a.m. on New Year’s Day to Megan and Ethan Stanley. (TidalHealth)

Later that morning at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford, Kylan Amari Cannon was born at 8:40 a.m. to Zhania Cannon from Laurel, Delaware. Kylan weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 22 inches long.

TidalHealth Nanticoke first baby of 2026

Kylan Amari Cannon is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s first baby of 2026, born at 8:40 a.m. Jan. 1 to Zhania Cannon in Seaford. (TidalHealth)

Both families received gifts from the TidalHealth Junior Auxiliary Board, which has supported the health system since 1924, donating nearly $10 million toward expansion projects, medical equipment, supplies and patient services.

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