After asking around, Campbell and her husband soon discovered that the cape had been made by nurse Stephanie Treherne, who works on the neonatal ward at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Canada.

And, as it turns out, Treherne has been busy hand-stitching capes since October 2016. All too aware of how emotionally draining it can be for parents to be separated from their babies, she’s tirelessly hand-stitched more than 100 of the felt cloaks in a bid to help bring a smile back to their faces.

“It represents exactly how we see the babies,” explained Treherne, when asked why she gives up her free time to do such a thing.

“These babies are super strong. They fight through so much. They’re just little superheroes.”

Amazing nurse reveals why she makes tiny superhero capes for premature babies