A 17-foot-tall crocheted octopus was paraded to its new home at Takoma Children’s School on Tuesday, where it now sits on top of the playground shed. The City of Takoma Park commissioned fiber artist ...

TAMPA, Fla. — For every 10 babies born in the United States, at least one arrives before its 37-week due date, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2017, the March of Dimes ...

Premature babies in the United Kingdom now have unlikely companions to keep them company: Adorable, crocheted octupuses. All premature babies in the NICU at Poole Hospital in Dorset, England will ...

At three Western Sydney hospitals, premature babies hold onto the tiny tentacles of crocheted octopuses rather than the clinical tubes that surround them in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — This week’s ‘Hometown Hero’ is bringing a little comfort to families and babies during what can be an uncomfortable time. Vickie Brodsky has been crocheting dolls for the ...

SILSBEE, Texas (AP) — A Danish technique for comforting premature babies with plush octopus dolls has hooked several Hardin County crocheters who are eager to help local families. The Beaumont ...

Joelle Haley crochets colorful octopi for premature infants in Detroit's NICU, providing comfort and distraction from medical ...