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‘Huggers’ give boost to vulnerable babies at Victoria General Hospital -
Amy Smart
Published: Apr 05, 2017
Times Colonist
Excerpt
In a nursery in the neonatal intensive care unit at Victoria General Hospital, a tiny baby squirms and gives a smile to the woman rocking her.
Sarah Byam isn’t a doctor or a nurse or even young Lady’s mother — she’s one of the hospital’s first volunteer “huggers.”
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