A Marshalltown craft club sewed 822 fabric hearts for NICU families
The YMCA/YWCA Hobby Craft Club sews hearts that mothers wear so the scent can soothe premature babies in Des Moines NICUs, through Holding Tiny Hands, run by a member's grandson.
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The YMCA/YWCA Hobby Craft Club in Marshalltown has sewn 822 fabric hearts for premature babies and their families, the Times-Republican reported. Mothers wear a heart so it carries their scent to babies in Des Moines NICUs.
The program is Holding Tiny Hands, run by a club member's grandson. The 822 count is the hearts the club has made for that effort, a way for a parent who cannot hold a baby all day to leave something familiar in the crib.
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A craft club at the YMCA and YWCA in Marshalltown, Iowa, sewed 822 fabric hearts. Mothers of premature babies wear a heart so it picks up their scent. The heart then goes to the baby in a NICU, a hospital unit for newborns who need extra care, in Des Moines. The familiar smell can help a baby feel calmer. The project is called Holding Tiny Hands, and a club member's grandson runs it. The 822 hearts are what the club has sewn for that program.
- Why would a parent's scent comfort a baby?
- What is a NICU?
- How can sewing help someone you have never met?
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