. ♪ >> reporter: after a quick swaddle abington hospital volunteer evelyn mendel is about to work hersinging, humming, anything that, you know, calms them down. so tired the. >> reporter: cuddling is her specialty. >> quiet. >> reporter: fussiness and discomfort from a newborn baby are no match against evelyn's gentle touch. >> so calming to give this kind of care to a baby that it brings down their stress level as well as mine. >> reporter: she's a row tired kindergarten teacher whosen around children most of her career. she's always had a special place in her heart for babies. >> it's very rewarding to be able to get them calm again because some of them are very agitated. >> reporter: she's just one of abington hospital's volunteer cuddlers. a program that lends a helping hand to parents unable to be at the hospital. >> it's comfor comforting for tm to know if she can't be here that her baby is not going to lay in a crib and scream for five hours. either the nurse or, you know, a volunteer is going to be in there soothing the baby and picking the baby up and you would be amazed at t