EASTON, Md. (January 4, 2024) – The first baby of 2024 arrived on January 2nd at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. UM Shore Regional Health is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Knox Krieger was born at 2:24 p.m. to Amanda Pae and Josh Krieger, both of Cambridge. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19 inches long, and joins three older siblings at home.
“I had an amazing birth experience,” said Pae. “My nurses, Haley and Courtney, were extremely supportive, helpful and attentive, and I am super grateful for them both. My midwife, Molly (Bernish, CNM), made sure everything went as smoothly as possible, and the anesthesiologist was amazing. They all listened to and addressed my concerns and we are forever grateful for this team.”
”There is truly nothing better than getting to help families bring new life into the world and provide them with the best support throughout their labor and delivery experience,” said Haley Setter, RN, Birthing Center nurse at UM Shore Regional Health. “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to have helped bring the first baby of 2024 into the world.”
Pae and her newborn were gifted a congratulatory basket from UM Shore Regional Health, which included baby clothing, diapering, bathing, feeding and health items, pacifiers, baby toys and baby books. Shore United Bank also donated a $250 savings bond certificate to the newborn.
Nearly 1,000 babies are born at the Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton each year.
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton recently was recognized for the third time as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report.
About University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
A member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of five counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot. UM SRH consists of approximately 2,000 team members, including more than 400 health care providers on the Medical Staff, who work with community partners to advance the values that are foundational to our mission: Compassion, Discovery, Excellence, Diversity and Integrity. For more information, visit
https://www.umms.org/shore.
About the University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of 10 University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit
www.umms.org.
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