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A 26-week-old preemie reaching out to touch a nurse's hand |
The Daily Mail published the photo, found on a website for medical staff called
Figure 1. It shows a tiny baby girl, born at 26 weeks’ gestation and weighing less than one pound, "seeking the comfort of human touch." The baby girl's whole hand was only 3/4 of an inch.
"I was changing her nappy and she just held onto my hand," the nurse explained online. "I had to stop and just let her. Human touch is so important."
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