Women and Newborn Health Service delivers bundles of joy for 2026

Osborne Park Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital welcomed some of the first babies born in Australia for 2026.

The first bundle of joy came at just 12:07am on 1 January 2026 at Osborne Park Hospital to proud new parents Mughira and Altan.

Just beaten by a boy born at Peel Health Campus at 12:01, their special bundle was the first girl born in Western Australia for 2026 and the first baby born in the Perth area.

Weighing 3390 grams, this precious little girl could not wait to meet her parents, coming a few week's early to join in the New Year's Eve celebrations.

The first baby born at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) this year was a gorgeous girl for Tiarna and Matt born at 14:00.

Weighing 3575 grams, baby Isla is the fourth child for Tiarna and Matt and their second child born at KEMH.

Matt said I really want to thank the midwives, doctors and everyone involved in providing care.

“Everyone was really great and the communications by the team was just fantastic,” Matt said.

Altan and Mughira thanked the team at Osborne Park Hospital for the care provided for their yet to be named daughter.

The couple had been planning to go watch the Perth fireworks for New Year’s Eve before Mughira went into labour.

Altan said we were expecting she would be born around January 14.

“We didn’t really expect she was going to come just after midnight. It was pretty exciting,” Altan said.