Cyndi Fontaine, owner of In the Loop in Silsbee, crochets octopi for babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She along with a group of volunteers get together to create these stuffed octopi.

Octopuses are popping up alongside infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at Via Christi Hospital St. Joseph, ready to help premature babies. Premature babies like to hold the crocheted tentacles ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — For every 10 babies born in the United States, at least one arrives before its 37-week due date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2017, the March of Dimes ...

Tiny little dolls make a huge difference for the tiniest of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Carilion Children’s. “They offer them comfort and they actually have been shown to reduce ...

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 ...

Baby Anthony was born at 25 weeks, a micro-preemie weighing only one pound two ounces. Now, he is up to two pounds seven ounces, thanks to good care in the NICU and a special friend. "Now, Anthony has ...

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 ...