Stocking Stuffer

Two-day-old William snuggles up in an adorable giant Christmas stocking at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach. For more than 55 years, the Cherese Mari Laulhere BirthCare Center at Miller Children’s & Women’s has been sending newborn babies home in keepsake stockings adorned with positive holiday wishes. The tradition has been upheld year after year as a way of celebrating with families and welcoming holiday babies into the world. The giant stockings are offered to babies born between Dec. 21 and Dec. 25, and serve as a special memento for their family. The Cherese Mari Laulhere BirthCare Center provides compassionate quality health care for expectant mothers and delivers nearly 6,000 babies each year. Miller Children’s & Women’s offers a comprehensive program, including research, diagnosis, treatment, educational resources, family classes and individual and family support programs.