{"id":66142,"date":"2026-01-09T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=66142"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:53:13","slug":"newport-hospitals-first-baby-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/newport-hospitals-first-baby-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Time Coming, Tate Is Newport Hospital&#8217;s First Baby of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Long Time Coming, Tate Is Newport Hospital&#8217;s First Baby of 2026<\/h1>\t\t<time>January 9, 2026<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_8ae7fc617ce03150ad3df56261c0e2dc\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The birth of a baby is a wondrous moment, and for Corey and Alexis Shrewsbury of Newport, it was nothing short of extraordinary. After more than seven years of trying and hoping, they finally held their newborn son, Tate Shawn Shrewsbury, in their arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tate arrived at 3:40 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measuring 20\u00bd inches long. Though the couple had plenty of time to consider names, the decision came just moments before the celebratory photo was taken for this story. They chose Tate, meaning \u201cbringer of joy,\u201d and Shawn in honor of his maternal grandmother in heaven \u2014 whose name, Alexis noted, means \u201cGod is gracious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis little boy was a long time coming,\u201d Alexis explained. The couple faced years of infertility, exploring both adoption and medical treatments before a second round of treatment brought success. Tate\u2019s birth required an unplanned C-section due to his position in the birth canal. \u201cHis head got stuck,\u201d Corey said with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourth New Year Baby for Extended Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the joy, Tate joins a unique tradition on the Steenkolk side of the family. He is the fourth \u201cNew Year\u201d baby in this extended family, all born in Lincoln County. They are great uncle Brent in 1966, great uncle Mark in 1972, cousin G.G. in 2025, and now Tate in 2026. In addition, Alexis\u2019s birthday is Jan. 4, so Tate almost shared a birthday with his mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe got to bring Tate home on my birthday which was the best gift of all,\u201d Alexis said. \u201cWe are so blessed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lifelong Lincoln County residents, the Shrewsburys own Rowley\u2019s Towing and Pacific Coast Cab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new parents enjoyed a celebratory meal prepared by Nutrition Services and an overflowing gift basket prepared by the SPCH Auxiliary. They also received an embroidered blanket from Oregon Corrections Enterprises with this message inside a gift card:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDear precious baby, this blanket has been made especially for you. As you are being swaddled up, we hope that it brings security and comfort to you in the very first moments of your life. It is such an honor to be part of this unique opportunity. Along with your new \u2018blankey,\u2019 we send to\u00a0you lots and lots of positive energy with every new day!\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SPCH-New-Year-Baby-2026-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man and woman smile while holding a newborn baby between them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SPCH-New-Year-Baby-2026-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SPCH-New-Year-Baby-2026-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SPCH-New-Year-Baby-2026-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>Corey and Alexis Shrewsbury with their newborn, Tate Shawn Shrewsbury.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than seven years of trying and hoping, a Newport couple welcomed a son, the first baby to be born at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":66141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[285,286],"news-types":[272],"services":[252],"specialty":[36],"class_list":["post-66142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-patient-story","news-topics-pregnancy","news-types-news","services-obstetrics-gynecology","specialty-obstetrics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66142"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=66142"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=66142"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=66142"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=66142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}