More children's hospitals across the US are adding full-time facility dogs — specially trained working dogs embedded in care teams. Research shows they lower pain, blood pressure, and cortisol levels in young patients. One nonprofit, Canine Assistants in Georgia, has placed over 80 dogs nationally, and the annual Facility Dog Summit nearly doubled in attendance from 2024 to 2025.
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Mbwa wa hospitali wanakuwa sehemu ya kawaida ya matibabu ya watoto

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Hospitali zaidi za watoto nchini Marekani zinaanza kuajiri mbwa waliofunzwa maalum kama sehemu ya timu za matibabu. Tafiti zinaonyesha kwamba wanasaidia kupunguza maumivu, shinikizo la damu, na viwango vya cortisol kwa wagonjwa wadogo. Shirika moja tu — Canine Assistants kutoka jimbo la Georgia — limeweka mbwa zaidi ya 80 katika hospitali mbalimbali nchini.

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