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SALT LAKE CITY -- Parents, doctors and nurses gathered at Intermountain Medical Center Saturday to celebrate some tiny miracles.
Those in attendance were "graduates" from the hospital's Newborn ICU. The children enjoyed a lunch and had an opportunity to check out some of the hospital's ICU equipment for the infants.
Roxane Foulger had triplets who were born six weeks early and had to spend time in the newborn ICU. Now, tow and a half years later, she says they are growing and are full of energy.
"It's just a celebration of all these beautiful preemie babies and what a miracle they are," she said. "How special they are in all of our lives."
Holly Penrod's son Jefferson was born three months early. She says the hospital's Parent Support Program helps many parents get through the emotional challenges of having a premie.
"As a parent, we can really offer support in ways that doctors and nurses can't," Penrod said. "Because we are actually parents who have been there with children in the hospital."
Every year, more than 700 premie infants are born at the Intermountain Medical Center.
