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 kangaroo care in the NICU. We asked her why did she choose The Zaky ZAK, also known as Kangaroo ZAK.
The Sobreviver Project (Survive) By Mary Coughlin, RN, MS, NNP, Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC. Boston.
Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 169-173
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A conversation with Debra Bolden, from Georgia
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For several years, Child Life assembles a NAS Admission Kits and The Zaky is instrumental for us to provide effective, humane, and nurturing non-pharmacological interventions around the clock for our NAS population!
The Zaky System (HUG, ZAK, ZEN) consistently and effectively supports the physical, emotional, and neuroprotecive care for babies that go through withdrawal at Parkland. Moms and staff love the results from The Zaky.
During separation and when the babies are on the bed/bassinet, The Zaky HUGs provide proper, soothing, and comfortable positioning, containment, boundaries, the scent of the loved ones which all assist us in providing nurturing intervention that promotes self-soothing behaviors.
During closeness, The Zaky ZAKs keep our babies and moms together comfortably and safely which significantly improve skin-to-skin with our infants. This is critical in forming attachments behaviors and to realize all the benefits of kangaroo care that are documented in the literature (breasfeeding, attachment, improved confidence of the mother, etc.)
From The Zaky ZEN, the soothing organic lavender body wash is the perfect soak for the babies during a swaddle bath. The organic lavender lotion provides a calming aroma while massaging and stretching tight muscles.
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The Zaky HUG (The Zaky) and The Zaky ZAK (Kangaroo ZAK) transform the care of NICU babies in Parkland and parents and staff love them! Listen to their experience and how they are able to provide evidence-based neuroprotective care for each and every baby from the time they are admitted to the NICU.
They now also use The Zaky ZEN products, Organic body wash and organic lotion to assist in the care of their NAS babies.
I'm chair of our monthly charities and it was suggested that for January 2019 we donate to our local hospital NICU Jersey Shore University Hospital.
After speaking to one of our members who works there as a nurse, she suggested that we donate equipment instead of a monetary donation and the NICU requested The Zaky HUG.
After looking up the product's website, I learned of their amazing donation match program for fundraisers so I applied. We were hoping to raise about $200-$300 and purchase as many HUGs as we could get.
Well, as soon as our members became aware of what we were doing, the donations started pouring in. By the end of January we had well exceeded our goal. Since January's fundraiser had gone so well, we decided to extend the project into February and support a second NICU at Monmouth Medical Center.
Within a few weeks we had raised enough to purchase 10 HUGs and could take full advantage of the donation match generously offered by Nurtured by Design on behalf of Zachary.
Seeing all our moms come together in this way was completely heartwarming knowing that we are supporting premie babies and giving them the best chance possible at life.