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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NURSING and midwifery student Courtney Norman from Strelitzia Park in Uitenhage recently started a project in which she donates crocheted octopuses to premature babies at various hospitals in ...

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.

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 ...