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Quimper,France – January 1,2026 – A new year dawned with a double dose of joy at the Quimper hospital center,as Alba,weighing 2,660 kg,arrived at 1:11 a.m. as the first baby of the year. This makes Quimper a particularly special place for new parents, as the hospital welcomed 2,046 babies in 2025, demonstrating a commitment to growing families.
Welcoming New Life in Brittany
The Quimper hospital center celebrated the arrival of its first babies of the new year,highlighting trends in birth rates and maternity care.
- The quimper hospital center delivered 2,046 babies in 2025, including 992 girls and 1,054 boys.
- Breastfeeding rates are steadily increasing, reaching 68% at the quimper maternity ward.
- Cesarean section rates remain stable at 19.7%,with newborns now staying with mothers immediately after planned procedures.
- The hospital has invested in new amenities for parents, including a self-service breakfast area and warmer beds for co-parents.
Just hours before Alba’s arrival, Siméon, weighing 3.370 kg, was born on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 8:38 p.m.,becoming the last baby welcomed in Quimper for the previous year. Parents Diane and Cyrille, from Concarnois, married since June 1, 2024, were overjoyed with Alba’s timely birth.
A Rise in Breastfeeding and Modernized Care
“alba was born at 1:11 a.m. and is doing great!” confirmed Marianne Le Floc’h, coordinating midwife at the hospital. Le Floc’h and Fanny Gaudin, on-call HR director, noted a continuing trend: “the breastfeeding rate is increasing to 68%. We have seen it for ten years. It is indeed linked to transmission between generations but also to upstream support. There is no abandonment of breastfeeding upon leaving the maternity ward.”
