Applications like Skype or GoToMeeting, that allow you to connect face-to-face with a far-off friend or colleague have become ubiquitous in recent years. Being able to see who you are speaking to, and them having the ability to see you as well, is vital in the building of a meaningful relationship. Granted, virtual meetings are not as personal as actually being face-to-face, but they can be more engaging than simple voice- or text-based communication, right? Now imagine you are the mother of a premature newborn, and despite your overwhelming desire to interact with your baby, you are bedridden yourself for much of the day, and thus unable to have the face-to-face connection that's so important in the first few days of life. How wonderful would it be to see and talk to your baby with an iPad? 
 

Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles had this brilliant idea, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, and an assist from Pocket for iPad, new moms are now able to do exactly that. The hospital's objective was to allow mothers who are still recovering from delivery and unable to frequently visit the NICU the opportunity to see and talk to their babies via the FaceTime function on an iPad. From the remote location of a mother's own hospital room she can converse with her child's nurse, or simply talk, so that her newborn can be comforted by her familiar voice. The initial 2 week trial period at Cedars Sinai proved so successful that the hospital ordered a Pocket before the two week trial period was even up, and plan on purchasing three more.