Information about The Zaky ZAK® for professionals

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The Zaky ZAK® is the only evidence-based device engineered to hold the weight and proper position of 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 five months in two different NICUs. 

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 from admission to discharge and beyond.
• Enables easy, reliable, and quiet access at all times for breastfeeding, pumping, and interventions
• Does not use Velcro (Velcro® is loud, disruptive, challenging to reposition, loses strength with every wash, and can't be partially opened) or ties (ties create pressure points)
• Minimizes human errors.
• Significantly reduces risks of falls or injury during skin to skin and breastfeeding.
• Provides a predictable and safe experience for clinicians, parents, and patients before, during, and after holding.

 Learn more about:

• The Zaky ZAK®
• Instructions and FAQ (you may select to play it at x1.5 speed, if needed), and here is the The Zaky ZAK® - 2-page PDF printable training

EVIDENCE

• 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® 
  

• POSTER: Science Behind Kangaroo Care

• 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 to keep the baby safe even if parents fall asleep in the hospital while supervised.

• Click here for publications about Risk Management of Kangaroo Care and parents falling asleep.

• What is the "Eat/Sleep/Console Method of Care" for babies experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)  and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)?

INSTRUCTIONS

• The Zaky ZAK® - 2-page PDF printable training

• Laundry Protocol

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

• Four 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® 

• Why does The Zaky ZAK® have zippers?  

EVALUATIONS

• How to evaluate a Kangaroo Care Device
  
  
• Five things parents should do before holding in kangaroo care/skin-to-skin contact
  

• 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.