United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi – 1st January 2017: A second after the fireworks went off announcing the start of 2017, Athaba Saeed Al Mansoori, was born at Abu Dhabi’s tertiary healthcare facility, Burjeel Hospital. The first baby to be born in 2017 she arrived, weighing in at 3,330 grams, to Mr. and Mrs. Al Mansoori, Emirati nationals living in Abu Dhabi.
The couple’s fifth child, the parents expressed joy that their child was the first to be born in 2017. “We are delighted that Athaba was the first baby to be born in 2017. It is a great beginning of the year with this exceptional gift. Both mother and baby are doing great and in good health,” said the joyful father, Saeed Mohamed Saeed Al Mansoori.