Welcoming a new baby is life changing. While we often celebrate the joy and excitement a little one brings, the fourth trimester (those first weeks and months after birth) can feel overwhelming. Parents pour so much energy into caring for their baby that it's easy for their own needs to slip to the bottom of the priority list.
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Every New Year’s Day, Northern Health monitors its hospitals and labour and delivery units for the birth of New Year’s babies across the region.
Watch this page for updates on the birth of 2026 New Year’s babies in communities across the North.
First Northern Health baby of 2026 born in Terrace
Northern Health is pleased to announce that the first baby born in 2026 in the North was born in Terrace, and it’s a girl!
Northern Health is issuing a Drug Advisory for the Northwest region of BC. Several “Down” samples submitted for drug checking have tested positive for Medetomidine.
Northern Health and FNHA are issuing a drug alert for the community of Smithers. A dark blue drug sold as “down” has been reported to be much stronger than expected and has highly sedative effects that last for extended periods of time. This is occurring whether smoked or injected.