Story Created:
Jun 30, 2008
Story Updated:
Jun 30, 2008
Just a few weeks ago...we introduced you to the miracle of life--times three.
Triplets born to parents Ramón and Graciela Flores at Laredo Medical Center.
But Graciela was not able to carry the three babies to full term and delivered the babies at only 32 weeks.
So how do babies survive outside the mother's womb when born before the normal gestation period?
In this week's LMC Medical Update... Mindy Casso looks at survival in the neonatal intensive care unit.