I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for MedImmune. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.     When I was growing up, I can still remember the story that my grandmother used to tell about when my aunt was born.  She would say that when my aunt was born, she was so small that you could literally hold her in the palm of your hand.  You see, my aunt was born prematurely in the early 1960s when my grandmother was just five months pregnant.  The odds were certainly against her being born so early and surviving.     Grandma said the priest came to her hospital room to baptize the baby because they did not know whether she would live or not.  Since she hadn't chosen a name for the baby, she asked the priest what church he was from and he said "Santa Maria."  The rest is history.  My aunt was baptized with the name Maria and she defied all odds by not only surviving but thriving.     Babies born prematurely often have health … [Read more...]