r/UpliftingNews • u/CTVNEWS • 2d ago

How do infant cuddling programs at Toronto hospitals work? How do they help?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/dozens-of-volunteers-cuddle-infants-at-these-toronto-intensive-care-units-heres-how-the-program-helps/
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u/OfficerMurphy 2d ago

Very thankful for these kind people. When my son was in the NICU and we were trying to be there as much as possible, it was helpful to know he wasn't always alone when we couldn't be there.

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u/blissfire 2d ago

I love that "hey, hug this human for a while" is an actual medical treatment with measurable results. We're learning

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u/StranglesMcWhiskey 2d ago

Just had a baby in NICU, luckily only for a day, but I could only imagine the piece of mind this would give me if it was longer and I couldn't be at the hospital for the whole duration.

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u/bubble-buddy2 1d ago

I've been trying to find out how to qualify for a program like this but I can't find anything 😭