NICU Nurse Creates Handmade Halloween Costumes for Babies
NICU nurses made about 80 handmade costumes so families could mark first Halloween milestones and take home keepsake photos.
- UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital NICU nurse Riley Smolksy created around 80 handmade costumes for premature infants, aiming to provide normalcy for families spending Halloween in the hospital.
- Smolksy produced the collection with assistance from her mother, friends, and the Duquesne University women's club soccer team, ensuring each patient received an individual costume.
- Costumes included Mario and Luigi alongside outfits for Baby Ezra, born at 33 weeks, and Owen, born 11 weeks early, who dressed as a hot dog.
- Parents David and Megan Schmiech found the initiative meaningful, while Smolksy said, "doing stuff like this maybe makes their dark days a little bit brighter."
- Cleveland Clinic Children's NICU nurse manager Kelly Yuhasz noted that "little moments can mean a lot" to families during uncertain times, reflecting a nationwide trend of hospitals celebrating milestones.
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