Cuddlers are an integral part of the care provided at the hospital. Snuggling is not only vital to helping the newborns overcome the obstacles they're facing, but also to the parents and their own recovery.
That's why Raleigh's UNC-Rex Birth Center NICU is seeking volunteer cuddlers. "It decreases pain, it decreases the baby's stress and it helps promote healing," Nicole Ross, a registered nurse and the Newborn Screening coordinator at UNC-Rex Birth Center told CNN affiliate WRAL."It helps with brain development, and it helps decrease their length of stay." Cuddlers are an integral part of the care provided at the hospital.
"Knowing that he's in great hands has been a great, tremendous comfort." Read MoreVolunteer Kelli Ready is one of the current 10 trusted cuddlers."This is exciting for me, to get to come and snuggle babies." While Ready cuddles newborns such as 2-week-old Kamani, it allows mom Cecelia Williams to snuggle Kamani's twin brother Kamari.
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