Inside the neonatal intensive care unit at Medical City Alliance in Fort Worth, premature babies, like Oliver Chacon, snuggle with an eight-armed, colorful stuffed octopus as part of their treatment.

As any family who has had a premature baby will be painfully aware, the period of time in between baby being born and being strong enough to go home is one of the most difficult periods a parent can ...

TINY babies in hospital are being comforted by knitted octopuses which can help them feel safe and comforted. More than a dozen have been donated to Worcestershire Royal Hospital's neonatal intensive ...

The cuddly aquatic creatures are produced by the charity ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ as a novel way of comforting premature babies as it is thought that gripping the soft tentacles might remind early term ...