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

Cyndi Fontaine, owner of In the Loop in Silsbee, crochets octopi for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She along with a group of volunteers get together to create these stuffed octopi.

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 ...

Tiny little dolls make a huge difference for the tiniest of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Carilion Children’s. “They offer them comfort and they actually have been shown to reduce ...