ProMedica NICU asks for blankets to cover baby incubators

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Hillabrand NICU at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital is asking the community to donate covers for NICU incubators that help reduce noise, lights and visual stimulation that help mimic the womb. Workers are requesting quilted or cotton covers in purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, red or white. Patterns are welcome but must have one of those colors as the base color. Measurements must be 50 inches by 38 inches. Joe Meyer, a registered nurse working in the Hillabrand NICU, said sight is the last sense to develop in babies. “We like to try and have…