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Nurse born on Feb. 29 helps deliver leap day baby

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Baby Josiah Daniel Sefranek.jpeg
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Baby Eli William Echols
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WYOMING, Mich. — It is the rarest calendar date for a birthday, but now a West Michigan nurse shares it with a baby boy she helped deliver.

Molly Diekevers, a nurse on the labor and delivery unit at University of Michigan Health-West, was born on February 29 many years ago. Then on Thursday, she welcomed a little boy to share her birthday.

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From left to right, Nurse Molly Diekevers, Daniel Robert Sirmans, and his parents. Diekevers and Daniel both share a February 29 birthday. Diekevers is one of four babies born on February 29, 2024 at University of Michigan Health-West.

Daniel Robert Sirmans was one of four children born Thursday at U of M Health-West in Wyoming. Diekevers was a nurse who helped his mom during delivery.

The other babies who will share the once in four years birthday are Josiah Daniel Sefranek, Breanne Avery Martin, and Eli William Echols.

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Josiah Daniel Sefranek and his mom. Josiah is one of four babies born on February 29, 2024 at University of Michigan Health-West.
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Breanne Avery Martin, one of four babies born on February 29, 2024 at University of Michigan Health-West.
Baby Eli William Echols
Eli William Echols, one of four babies born on February 29, 2024 at University of Michigan Health-West.

They will all get to celebrate their 1st birthday on February 29, 2028.

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