Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center welcomed its New Year’s Baby early Thursday morning with the birth of Chosen Petersen, born at 3:35 a.m. Jan. 2, according to a hospital press release.
Chosen weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. His mother, Chantik Griffith, said the experience of welcoming her first child in the new year was challenging but positive.
“It was rough, but I had a great experience,” Griffith said.
Griffith credited her mother, Diana Lewis, a JFL employee, along with Midwife Bruno and Nurse Hanley, for their support during the delivery, the release stated. While still recovering physically, Griffith said the experience has been emotional, noting this is her first child following a previous loss, the press release stated.
When asked to describe her newborn in one word, Griffith said lovingly, “Greedy.”
As part of the hospital’s New Year’s Baby tradition, Griffith and her son received a gift basket donated by Premier Baby Shop. They were also presented with matching Crucian hook bracelets from Sonya’s, with the bracelet given to Chosen designed to be adjustable as he grows, the release stated.
Griffith also thanked the hospital’s mother-baby staff for their care and support, the release stated.
Juan F. Luis Hospital congratulated Griffith and her family on the birth of Chosen Petersen and extended well wishes to them in the new year, the release stated.
