Experts Opinions

The Zaky ZAK and The Zaky HUG - Delivery, Post Partum, and NICU

Choosing a Kangaroo Care Device for the Quality Improvement Project in multiple NICUs.

Mary Coughlin is the author of the first publication using a kangaroo care device to reduce risks and errors, and improve consistency of practice for...

The Zaky HUGs, after 12 years of nurturing babies in a NICU in Georgia

A conversation with Debra Bolden, from Georgia

NAS Admission Kits at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas

By Hannah Clark, Child Life, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas. For several years, Child Life assembles a NAS Admission Kits and The Zaky is...

[VIDEO] The Zaky transforms the neuroprotective care at the NICU at Parkland, Dallas

A visit to Parkland and our conversation with Madeleine and Hannah at Parkland, Dallas. The Zaky HUG (The Zaky) and The Zaky ZAK (Kangaroo...

[VIDEO] The Zaky ZAK (aka Kangaroo ZAK) for early discharge of a NICU baby at Parkland, Dallas

Listen how The Zaky ZAK/Kangaroo Zak made a difference for a NICU family. Baby was originally scheduled to be discharged in December and was...

Donation from Jersey Shore Mothers of Multiples and Nurtured by Design to Monmouth Medical center NICU and to Jersey Shore NICU

I have been a member of Jersey Shore Mothers of Multiples for about 5 years now and I've been a part of many rewarding...

REX Healthcare implements The Zaky System and receives an award for "Transforming a team by improving the patient experience."

Lindsay Butrum

My baby is one month old now and he's a pretty big guy, though he still fits in the Kangaroo Zak. He, like a...

Carissa Clare, Australia

Who knew something so simple could be such a saviour!! I no longer have to rock Arabella to sleep everytime i put her down...

Rebecca R., Bozeman, NICU Product Designer

Dear Dr. Jackson - I am a graduate of Clemson University (MS BioE, '85) & recently saw your profile. What a great idea! I...

Critical Nurse Specialist , NICU 3

The Zaky has been instrumental in comforting both the term and preterm baby when a human hand cannot remain with him/her. Placing the ‘hand’...

James G.W. Fisher - Product Evaluation Specialist

The design quality of the Zaky® was nothing but the very best. Well crafted in its design, materials used, and solid seams, it showed...

Mary Orosa, Nurse

Great product. Great for positioning/developmental care. Parents love it!!" - Mary Orosa, Nurse, Chicago, IL USA

Tammy S., Ergonomist

Thank you for sharing your story. It really touched home as I am in the field of ergonomics and have a son who was...

Tara M. Daly BSN, RN, NICU nurse

I absolutely love it. What a wonderful invention. Our parents were so excited to actually have something to do to help comfort their babies....

Derenda Hodge , Nurse Educator

The Zaky is able to simulate therapeutic hold. That is what I like most about it." - Derenda Hodge Nurse Educator, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital...

Linda Lloyd- Jones

We are very impressed with the Zakys." - Linda Lloyd-Jones Sister, NICU Burnley East Lancs NHS Trust Burnley, United Kingdom

Elysa Miller, RNC

We had the parents hold the Zaky to absorb their scent. We then cuddled Carmelo with the Zaky. He stayed snug and comforted. With...

Dr. Brenda Morris, Neonatologist

There’s now a big emphasis placed on putting a baby in a natural position, not on the back or belly. The Zaky is both...