The Zaky ZAK® is the official Kangaroo Care Device of the Kangaroo-a-thon of The Zaky® app.

Here is information and helpful links about The Zaky ZAK®, the safety device for holding babies that weigh from 1 to 15 lbs.

The Zaky ZAK® is the only evidence-based device engineered to hold babies (skin to skin or clothed) in the hospital and then at home.  It was engineered by Yamile Jackson, a Ph.D. in ergonomics engineering and [kangaroo] mother of Zachary who was born at 28 weeks and spent 5 months in the NICU. 

It provides an ergonomic micro-environment for safety, warmth, love, healing, nutrition, development, growth, and protection for babies weighing 1 to 15 lbs. 

The simple, adjustable, quiet, easy to use, strong, and practical design with zippers:

• Ensures perfect fit every time.
• Enables easy and quiet access at all times.
• Does not use Velcro (Velcro® is loud, disruptive, difficult to reposition, and loses strength with every wash) or ties (ties create pressure points)
• Minimizes human errors.
• Significantly reduces risks of falls or injury.
• Provides a predictable and safe experience for clinicians, parents and patients before, during, and after holding.

 Learn more about:

• The Zaky ZAK®
• Independent Clinical evidence show significant improvement of duration, frequency, parent satisfaction and used for patients with heart disease and term babies after going home.  

• Publication: Parent-Training with Kangaroo Care [using The Zaky ZAK] Impacts Infant Neurophysiological Development & Mother-Infant Neuroendocrine Activity
• Publication: Neonatal Skin-to-Skin Contact [With The Zaky ZAK]: Implications for Learning and Autonomic Nervous System Function in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

• Publication: Kangaroo Care Implementation [with The Zaky ZAK] - Quality Improvement Project

• POSTER: "Improving The Frequency And Duration Of Skin To Skin Holding To Promote Parental Confidence In NICU" with The Zaky ZAK
• The Zaky ZAK - 2 page printable training

• Evacuations of NICUs - are you ready if it happens to you?

• New Standard: Parents should be allowed to fall asleep during SSC or Kangaroo Care (KC)". The Zaky ZAK is the only device with a 5 step process to follow and allow parents to safely nap in the hospital while supervised.
• 4 reasons why The Zaky ZAK is the best Kangaroo Care Device
• Sizing of The Zaky ZAK
• The Zaky ZAK for Delivery, OR, and Postpartum.
• The Zaky ZAK for intubated babies
• Kangaroo Care/Skin to Skin with The Zaky ZAK
• What is "Eat/Sleep/Console Method of Care" for babies experiencing NAS?
• Why does The Zaky ZAK have zippers?  
• How to evaluate a Kangaroo Care Device
• 5 things parents should do before holding in kangaroo care/skin to skin contact
• POSTER: Science Behind Kangaroo Care
• 10 Point Checklist for Baby’s Safe Positioning During Kangaroo Care with the Zak ZAK
• Birth Kangaroo Care Competency Checklist
• The Zaky ZAK, the RAPP tool, and the Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse (SUPC) risk during birth skin-to-skin contact.

• The International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI) acknowledges The Zaky ZAK as a "hip-healthy" product.