CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Representatives from the Harrisonburg-based Nielsen Builders were on hand at the UVA Health Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to donate 98 teddy bears to the unit on Monday.
The bears will be given to parents and caregivers who have a baby in the NICU unit, particularly those who have lost their child. Fellow Physician Alexandrine Ratnani said the unit likes to give families something tangible when they are experiencing a loss, with members of the NICU team helping to decorate and personalize each bear.
In some cases, the unit is able to take an ultrasound of a baby’s heartbeat and use a recording device to capture it and place it inside the bear…