Cayuga Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2025

The Cayuga Medical Center has welcomed it’s first baby of the New Year during the afternoon hours of New Year’s Day. Parents Khizar and Wajeeha Mairaj of Ithaca, welcomed their second child, Arfa Khizar at 3:28pm on New Year’s Day. Baby Arfa arrived weighing 7.6 pounds and she was measured 19 inches long.

“I had wished that I would deliver her on the first. [I am] feeling blessed and happy,” stated Wajeeha. She also praised her nurses, Sunny and Heather, as well as her doctor, Kenneth Dean, DO for their kindness and compassionate care at the Cayuga Birthplace.

Baby Arfa was due on January 2nd, both parents were excited to welcome her a day early.