Cuddly crocheted ocotpi are used as a form of therapy to help comfort premature babies Hospital staff say tentacles remind babies of the umbilical cord and their mother's womb Inside neonatal ...

At three Western Sydney hospitals, premature babies hold onto the tiny tentacles of crocheted octopuses rather than the clinical tubes that surround them in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

A hospital hand-crochet octopuses with tentacles to resemble umbilical cords - to help babies in NICU feel safe. The premature babies at the Cleveland Clinic are being given a crocheted octopus to ...

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UNITED KINGDOM — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...