How scent cloths can help San Antonio babies treated in intensive care heal faster KSAT spoke to a new mother staying at University Hospital about the cloths
SAN ANTONIO ā Shortly after they enter the world, some newborns in San Antonio could be subject to a stay in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Nurses at University Health Womenās and Childrenās Hospital have found a unique method that can calm newborns down, increase their chances of healing faster and perhaps shorten their hospital stays: scent cloths.
KSAT Photojournalist Adam Barraza spoke with a family who described the clothsā potential benefits.
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About the Authors Adam Barraza headshot
Adam Barraza is a photojournalist at KSAT 12 and an El Paso native. He interned at KVIA, the local ABC affiliate, while still in high school. He then moved to San Antonio and, after earning a degree from San Antonio College and the University of the Incarnate Word, started working in news. Heās also a diehard Dodgers fan and an avid sneakerhead.
Nate Kotisso headshot
Nate Kotisso joined KSAT as a digital journalist in 2024. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Rio Grande Valley for more than two years and spent nearly three years as a digital producer at the CBS station in Oklahoma City.
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