The Zaky ergonomic infant pillow
The Zaky ergonomic infant pillow
Image Gallery ( 4 images )August 22, 2006 In 2001, Yamile Cendales Jackson gave birth to son Zachary 12 weeks prematurely. At birth, Zachary weighed 1 lb 15 oz (906 gr). During Zachary's five long months in the hospital he survived a flood and evacuation, various surgeries, and a lot of hurt. His mother, a PhD in industrial engineering majoring in ergonomics and human factors engineering, noticed that nurses rolled towels, used stuffed animals and improvised other items to provide him with boundaries, comfort, a sense of security and support. From those experiences, the Zaky was born. Zakeez was created to keep a promise Yamile made to God: “If you let me go home with Zachary, I’ll help babies.”
The Zaky is an ergonomic infant pillow designed to mimic the size, weight, touch and feel of a mother’s hand and forearm to help her premature baby with comfort, support, protection and development, and at the same time help her feel closer to him.
The Zaky not only helps the infants but it also assists the mothers with their feelings of anxiety due to the separation from their new baby and helps the nurses and care givers by providing a versatile item that calms and supports the infants no matter the size. After three years of research, design and testing with high risk babies in the Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, the Zaky is now available for all moms, retail, and organizations in the US, Canada, Europe, and South America.
