Power of hugs: Victoria hospital introduces new baby hugging program
Asymina Kantorowicz
Published: Apr 05, 2017
Updated: Apr 05, 2017
CTV News
Excerpt
A new initiative at Victoria General Hospital will help ensure babies get the hugs they need to thrive, even if parents aren’t able to be at their newborn’s side.
Specially trained volunteers will cuddle, rock and sing to babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
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