60 hours to hold baby for the first time
It’s a sceanrio faced by many parents of babies who need specialist care – waiting for a painfully long time to hold your precious child for the first time.
This Huffington Post article covers mother Jessica who had to recover from her caesarean and her baby was whisked away to the NICU. Read the article here.
“After being delivered by caesarean, he was quickly whisked away to the NICU to be evaluated, Jessica was only briefly able to see him as she needed to recover as well. It wasn’t until almost 60 hours later that Jessica was finally able to hold her baby boy for the first time”.
Watch the video of the special moment here: Jessica holds baby for first time after 60 hours.
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