The thought of your newborn spending their first few weeks or months in an incubator is heartbreaking for any parent. And for parents of premature babies, they often can't have much, if any, physical ...

Premature babies are extremely vulnerable and often too fragile to be held in the first few days of their lives. To make the often heartbreaking experience a little easier for new parents, an ...

TAMPA, Fla. — For every 10 babies born in the United States, at least one arrives before its 37-week due date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2017, the March of Dimes ...

SINGAPORE: Civil servant Michelle Neo’s crocheting hobby took a serious turn last September. One of her friends had given birth to a baby prematurely and an idea she had been toying with - making ...

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Premature babies in the United Kingdom now have unlikely companions to keep them company: Adorable, crocheted octupuses. All premature babies in the NICU at Poole Hospital in Dorset, England will ...

Inside neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) incubators at one United Kingdom hospital, premature babies have an unlikely companion – colorful, crocheted octopi. These cuddly toys are used as a form of ...

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A 17-foot-tall crocheted octopus was paraded to its new home at Takoma Children’s School on Tuesday, where it now sits on top of the playground shed. The City of Takoma Park commissioned fiber artist ...

Premature babies are extremely vulnerable and often too fragile to be held in the first few days of their lives. To make the often heartbreaking experience a little easier for new parents, an ...