André Picard, Health columnist at The Globe and Mail shared a post on LinkedIn:
“For a decade, volunteer cuddlers at St. Michael’s Hospital have helped support infants in intensive care.
Consistent cuddling improves outcomes for NICU babies, and helps support parents as well, by Kristy Kirkup.”
Marisa Cicero, Senior Clinical Program Director for Women and Children’s Health and Infection Control and Prevention at Unity Health Toronto, shared this post, adding:
“I’m so pleased with this beautiful profile of one of our most important patient centered care initiatives in our NICUs.
At both St Michael’s and St Joseph’s we have dedicated ‘cuddlers’ that hold, sing, read and otherwise connect with our babes.
It’s a program that has gone from strength to strength and continues to develop based on the needs of our patients and families.
Thank you Kristy Kirkup for spending time with us, our amazing volunteer team and for sharing our story.”
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