Sanford NICU babies celebrate Halloween in costumes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 04:20 · Archive

Premature babies in a South Dakota hospital's NICU wore Halloween costumes designed by high school fashion students.

Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, celebrated Halloween in costumes designed by fashion design students at Lincoln High School. The costumes included characters and items such as Starbucks refreshers, Tinkerbell, a frosted donut, and Thing One and Thing Two from The Cat in the Hat.

First-time mother Kailie Beckman said she was excited to dress up her newborn daughter Maren, who was born at 28 weeks, for her first Halloween. The celebration was meaningful for parents of babies in the unit, many of whom spend their early weeks or months receiving care in the hospital.

How it is being reported

• A very special first Halloween for NICU babiesChildren in costumes were everywhere for Halloween, including NICU babies at Sanford in Sioux Falls.Dakotanewsnow · 1 Nov, 03:59
• Sanford NICU patients celebrate HalloweenSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- New parents inside Sanford Health's NICU had a Halloween celebration for their tiny trick-or-treaters. First-time mom Kailie Beckman was holding her newborn Maren who was born at 28 weeks. "This is her first Halloween, so we're super excited about that. Being able to dress her up in a costume for [...]Keloland · 30 Oct, 21:00

In this story: Sanford Health · Sioux Falls · South Dakota · Lincoln High School

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