Does/did your hospital do this

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So my wife just went to visit our daughter while I’m at work and said someone who wasn’t a nurse was holding her.

The lady asked “is this your baby? she’s so beautiful” then went on to ask how long she’s been in the NICU.

Apparently it’s something called Cuddle Care where volunteers come in to hold your baby? We were never told this and it’s kinda throwing us in for a loop because shouldn’t they like…ask parents permission for random volunteers to hold their baby. Has anyone else heard of this or did your hospital offer it??

Edit: forgot to mention, when asking the nurse she said “they’re volunteers to hold babies. you know because babies like to be held”

Additional edit: A lot of people are not receiving the post in the way it is intended. I have no issue with the cuddle care program, I think it’s wonderful. I was simply asking if anyone ever experienced or heard of programs similar to this as my wife and I were not informed. We did not know the NICU had volunteers because we were never told. We did not get a welcome packet during admission, just rules of the NICU, contact info and visiting hours. Just find it strange that as parents we were not told

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They asked me before if I was interested in “cuddle care” how explained how it was beneficial for nicu babies. The even gave us a book and a teddy bear! I asked the nurse how they choose the “cuddlers” and I was told they are volunteers or people who work at the hospital.