In a time when many rural hospitals no longer offer labor and delivery services, RiverView Health is proud to report 77 babies came into the world at RiverView in 2024.
In all shapes and sizes, and with names ranging from classics – like Sophia and Robert – to the unique – like Dakoda Rose and Achilles Everest – these babies made their way into the world at all hours of the day and night.
In a reversal from 2023, girls outnumbered boys with the birth of 41 vs 36 boys.
Names stretched from Aaliyah to Valerie for the girls and Ace to Zayd for the boys. There were no first name crossovers from gender to gender; however, Lee and Cole were used several times as middle names for both genders.
Madalynn/Madelyn was the top name for girls, with a strong plant theme following, including Clover, Daisy Iris, Hazel, Rose, and Lillie. Ace and Logan tied for the top spot on the boys’ side.
Team Baby
RiverView’s outstanding Obstetrics (OB) Team helped these little ones with their grand entrances. Erik Kanten, MD, and Lauren Rose, DO, are family medicine physicians and OB providers. Dr. Kanten has been delivering babies in Crookston for well over 30 years. Often, he has delivered the newborn and the newborn’s parents. Dr. Rose began her practice at RiverView in 2021 and is known for her compassionate care and expertise.
Crookston native Kari Wessman, MD, rounds out the team of physicians. Dr. Wessman specializes in gynecology and obstetrics. Over the years, she has delivered many, many sets of multiples and led women through high-risk pregnancies. The trio of providers sees patients for office visits in RiverView Clinics in Crookston, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, and East Grand Forks.
RiverView’s labor and delivery nurses are a huge part of every pregnancy journey and delivery. These nurses are caring and knowledgeable and with the patient every step of the way. A private nurse stays with the delivering patient throughout labor and delivery, focusing only on mom and baby.
A certified lactation counselor and three certified lactation specialists are available for breastfeeding education and assistance.
First Class Care, Facility
RiverView Hospital, built in 2020, includes an OB Unit with three labor and delivery rooms (with a fourth if needed). Each room has a private bathroom, a large floor plan to allow caregivers space to provide exceptional patient care, and comfortable accommodations for family and friends wanting to stay close. The family area has sleeping room to support family bonding and 24-hour rooming-in with the baby.
The Unit includes enhanced technology, allowing mom and baby to be monitored in-room or remotely from the nurses’ station or the OB provider’s office. A nursery/procedure room is just off the nurses’ station for little ones needing closer monitoring.
Security is a high priority, with an enhanced infant security system in place. RiverView Health is a great place to bring new life into the world. If you would like more information on OB services at RiverView, call 281.9200. For a peek at some of the babies born in Crookston, check out the website at riverviewhealth.org and look under the Little Stars heading.
Clover Cole, the first baby born in 2024 at RiverView Health
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