The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Scunthorpe General Hospital, based in North Lincolnshire, has launched a commendable scheme offering free beauty therapy to parents of premature and gravely sick infants. This heartfelt endeavour serves to offer some respite during the challenging periods when their infants are receiving crucial care. Thanks to North Lindsey College’s trainee beauty therapits’ volunteered efforts, parents can experience calming hand and arm massages right next to their infant’s cot. Corrine Waldron, a mother who has spent 21 days on the ward with her 33 week born daughter, voiced how these sessions brought her moments of calm within a setting of anxiety. There is also backing for the scheme from volunteers like Larysa Korolova, a trainee from Ukraine, who remarked how she relishes being able to lessen the parents’ stress levels on the ward. Senior staff nurse Kerry Grimbleby underscored the positive influence these pampering sessions have on the mental wellbeing of families and enunciated a desire to bring more students into the programme and broaden the scope of therapies offered.
This article was drawn from original reporting by www.bbc.com, noted by The Lincoln Post.
