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Having a premature baby in the NICU can be a difficult experience, but one organization is helping to provide support to these babies and their families through knitting.<\/p>\n

Kathryn Huang, a civil engineering major at the University of Southern California (USC), is the co-founder of Madhatter Knits<\/a>, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting preemies and their families with knitted goods.<\/p>\n

The group started after Kathryn first learned to knit. Huang\u2019s cousin, Tiffany Chang, began teaching her family members to knit small doll-sized hats, having recently learned the skill from a teacher at her school. Meanwhile, Kathryn\u2019s sister, Christie, was a volunteer at the San Gabriel Medical Center. After a visit to the hospital\u2019s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Christie learned that they were in need of hats for newborns. The girls made a competition of it, and by Christmas of 2014, they had knitted 160 hats for the NICU at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

READ: World\u2019s most premature baby, born at 21 weeks, celebrates first birthday<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Madhatter Knits steadily grew one small chapter at a time, from one school to another, and now operates with chapters in many states throughout the United States, as well as internationally, including Germany, Italy, England, Uganda, Costa Rica, South Africa, Ireland, Canada, India, and Ecuador. Last month, Madhatter Knits formed its newest chapter on the campus of Stanford University, according to a Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit overwhelming how many hats we have now,\u201d Huang said, according to a USC News<\/a>. \u201cBut just knowing that someone\u2019s grateful for what we\u2019re doing makes us happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, Madhatter Knits has also been providing what the group calls \u201cmaternal protection care kits.\u201d The kits include<\/a> nitrile gloves, disinfectant spray, masks, and information sheets. The group also developed a newborn face shield with a detachable flip-up shield and a comfortable memory foam headband, which the group makes available upon request.<\/p>\n

Over 20 students at the University of Southern California have joined the local Madhatter Knits to contribute to the group\u2019s mission of helping premature babies. \u201cI didn\u2019t really like knitting or anything of that sort, so I didn\u2019t really pay attention to the club at first,\u201d the chapter\u2019s current vice president, Veronika Zilajeva, told USC News. \u201cBut then as [Huang] was talking about the impact it makes in the hospitals, I said I would try it and I\u2019ve really enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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