Cuddle Cot provides bereaved families more time with babies after loss

By Selma Al-Samarrai A new device at St. Joseph’s Health Centre is being offered to families coping with a stillbirth or neonatal loss. At least seven families have used the Cuddle Cot since its arrival to St. Joseph’s Family Birthing Centre (FBC) earlier this year. It is a bassinet attached to a cooling mechanism that’s designed to preserve the baby’s body to allow families to spend a bit more time with them. “When we lose adults, depending on how long they’ve been in this world, we have experiences, memories and mementos with them that help us remain connected to them even when they’re gone,” explained Luisa Guerrera, patient care manager at the FBC. “But when babies pass away, they have such a short life that

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