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Leah James Lombardi, weighing in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces, was the first baby born in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Massachusetts General Hospital was the winner of a friendly competition among Boston's hospitals, delivering the first baby in the city after the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.