A simple quilt can make all the difference for babies in the NICU. I was unprepared for my son’s early birth as most preemie parents are. When I saw his isolette it was covered with a soft quilt with whimsical cars and characters on it.
I found out later that a local nonprofit made the blankets and donated them to families with babies in the NICU. I still have the blankets we received to this day, and make use out of a couple of them during the winter months.
The Alpena News reports that quilters have been very busy in Michigan. A local hospital received 100 quilts for their fragile patients in the NICU.
As part of a yearlong effort to provide quilts for Ann Arbor’s Brandon Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital inside University of Michigan Hospital, quilting groups have been busy creating quilts to cover the isolettes for premature babies.
Quilts are usually 100% cotton, approximately 36 x 42 inches and are used to cover the isolettes. Quilts are all washed in very hot water before being used. The quilts help control humidity, light, temperature and sound, surrounding the babies in comfort. The family of each baby then takes the quilt home with them.
To help with the program, contact Ginny Roland at 512-718-9592 or email: ginnyroland@gmail.com.
Read more at thealpenanews.com
