CuddleCots Give Grieving Parents More Time To Say Goodbye
CuddleCots, a cooled bassinet, can preserve a stillborn child's body to give parents time to say goodbye.
Last August, first-time parents Emily and Chris Fricker gave birth to stillborn boy and girl twins at 22 weeks and four days. The couple turned to CuddleCot — a bassinet with a built-in refrigerator underneath — to preserve their little ones’ bodies and give them extra time to say goodbye.
For Emily, the CuddleCot “was like spending a lifetime with them in a few hours.” She tells Here & Now’s Robin Young that she “wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
Chris says the CuddleCot afforded their family, Emily and him a chance to hold the twins
