Perham Health has revealed the most favored baby names of 2023. Leading the list for girls is Everleigh/Everly, while the top choice for boys is August. The OB staff is excited to share a few other tidbits about the deliveries in 2023:

• Wednesday continues to be the busiest delivery day of the year.
• 2023 deliveries were evenly spread, with May and August tying at 22 babies born in each month.
• Exactly 99 babies were male and 99 were female.
• 27% of families in 2023 resided in Perham at the delivery date, and the longest-distance family was from Texas.
• The number of water births stayed the same at 25.
• Tonya Diggins, Midwife, CNP, delivered the most babies, 77 of 198 babies born at Perham Health.

Perham Health is proud to offer exceptional care in our Family Birth Center. With added OB providers, mothers say they feel well-cared for and relaxed with birthing suites specifically designed for labor, delivery, and recovery. Suites also feature a whirlpool, a sleeper couch for family, and a mini-fridge.

We welcome you to a treasured birthing experience at Perham Health in 2024 and beyond.

Perham Health Public Relations

About Perham Health 

Perham Health is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital with three primary care clinics, a 96-bed nursing home, home health care agency, adult day services, memory care assisted living, and senior housing.  The medical staff consists of 24 physicians, a nurse midwife, 14 advance practice clinicians, and three chiropractors. Visit perhamhealth.org to learn more.