APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Ascension St. Elizabeth’s NICU is participating in the 2025 Babies With Books Read-A-Thon.

This is a friendly reading competition between NICUs across the country to encourage reading with babies for its many benefits to them and their families.

Reading aloud to babies, especially the tiniest patients in the NICU, supports infant brain development, promotes family bonding, and reduces stress.

This Read-A-Thon, Sept. 8-18, builds on last September’s event in which 224 NICUs participated, and there were a total of 61,054 reading sessions over the 11-day period.

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