CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -At UVA Children’s Hospital, cheerleaders aren’t leading routines, they’re leading story time, turning pages to spark connection and calm.
Inside the neonatal intensive care unit at UVA Health, the spotlight wasn’t on touchdowns or halftime routines, it was on storybooks.
“This is UVA NICU’s 3rd year participating in the babies with books read a thon, it’s a 10-day long competition with NICU’s from all over the world to promote reading to our tiny patients,” says UVA Health Registered Nurse, Anna Claire Fotopoulos…