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ST. LOUIS – As America celebrates its 242nd birthday, families around the country are welcoming the birth of their children.

Nearly 11,000 babies are born—on average—every day in the United States.

Staffers at St. Luke’s Hospital decided to mark the special occasion by using Uncle Sam top hats as swaddles for its newborns.