First babies of 2023 arrive on New Year’s Day

Cox Medical Center Branson welcomed their first baby of 2023 around 2:40 p.m. on New Year’s Day.

Nyra Jean Hicks became Branson’s newest resident, entering the world at 6 pounds even and is 18 inches long.

“[We want Nyra] to take in the big world little by little,” parents Cody and Summer Hicks said in a statement.

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