The Zaky ZAK® - More Info for Professionals

Skin-to-skin (Kangaroo) Care is one of the most effective, evidence-based interventions for newborns and families. Yet practice often remains inconsistent due to safety concerns,...

Before holding a baby using The Zaky ZAK®—skin-to-skin or clothed—please follow key safety and comfort guidelines. Watch the video, share the printable, and follow...

  Purpose ofThe Zaky ZAK Systematic, safe, simple, and sustainable implementation of Skin to Skin Contact/Kangaroo Care in all units in hospitals.Engineered to reduce/eliminate...

  In a matched cohort of very-low-birth-weight infants, UEs were associated with ∼1-week longer duration of mechanical ventilation, a 10-day increase in length of...

Facts and Features Photo of product in use: Created by: In 2009 by Yamile Jackson, a native of Colombia, a Ph.D. in ergonomics and safety engineering...

These instructions, features, and warnings include 5 steps to improve safety, quiet access to the baby, session's frequency, duration, and satisfaction of kangaroo care....

Our gratitude remains with the professionals, volunteers, families that work tirelessly to protect hospitalized babies. Nurtured by Design works with hospitals to prepare NICUs...

Let's talk about risks before presenting the standards by the IFCDC. "Why can't we just let them sleep?"  Kangaroo care, as any intervention, has...

1. Engineered for Safety and Ease: The Zaky ZAK® enhances the experience of holding a baby by improving safety, frequency, and duration to fully...

The award-winning, evidence-based Zaky ZAK® is designed by a PhD in engineering and a kangaroo mother of a NICU baby. The Zaky ZAK® reduces...

The Zaky ZAK® Sizing Guide The Zaky ZAK® is engineered to provide a consistent level of care, fitting perfectly every time to ensure the...

Some background The Zaky ZAK is the only device for skin to skin and kangaroo care that applies engineering and ergonomics principles and best practices for the...

Nurtured by Design's The Zaky ZAK uses a unique and innovative way to use zippers to provide safety and an ergonomic environment for a...

Selecting a Kangaroo Care Device cannot be taken lightly.  The safety, life, and health of the baby and the mental health of the parent are at...

Click here for a PDF file Before moving the baby out of the bed or incubator, parents and cuddlers need some basic knowledge to...

The Zaky ZAK is engineered to hold babies that require mechanical ventilation.  Watch the video from CHOA about their experience:        

The Zaky ZAK is the only safety device that is ergonomically designed to provide a safe and proper position, easy access, for skin to skin contact...

Positioning during Kangaroo Care is just as important as positioning on the bed.  Here is our 10 Point Checklist for Baby’s Safe Positioning During...

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This is how The Zaky ZAK assists in reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (SUPC) during the first two hours of life. All...