To celebrate the Fourth, Cincinnati preemies treated to star-spangled tutus and bow ties

A patriotic baby at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center's NICU.

The newborns in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center's intensive care unit are decked out in their red, white, and blue best this Fourth of July, their sparkly tutus, onesies, and bow ties gifts from the March of Dimes.

Babies in NICUs — and their parents — will "spend months and holidays away from home and without any sense of normalcy," March of Dimes President Stacey Stewart told ABC News, adding that these special outfits "help NICU parents cope with the daily stress of a sick baby in the hospital."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.