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Covid-positive mother overjoyed as gives birth to first baby of 2021
Jennifer McWilliams tested positive for Covid-19 on December 22 despite having no symptoms
Jennifer McWilliams with Brody: We cannot believe that he is the first baby born in Ireland in 2021
Sat, 02 Jan, 2021 - 21:35
Liz Dunphy
The first baby born in Ireland in 2021 was little Brody McWilliam Brown, whose mum had recently tested positive for Covid-19. He s great. He s doing so well, his mum Jennifer McWilliams told the Irish Examiner from the National Maternity Hospital. It s a bit crazy. You want to leave all that [Covid-19] in 2020 but the first baby born was to a mum who had it.