The Zaky
Company: Zakeez, Inc.
Product Description:
There is nothing in the world more soothing than a mother's (or father’s) touch. To assist babies in bonding with their parents even when they are away from each other, The Zaky has been developed to stay with baby to provide comfort, security, and a sense of protection around the clock. It is versatile, flexible, transportable, washable, and even assists when the baby changes environments (hospital, car, home, sitter, child-care, etc). The Zaky is used with babies weighing as little as 1 lb up to healthy toddlers that need a hand to help them sleep either at home or at childcare. It is also very soothing for special needs children of any age. Its features include the following:
• Can be scented with the parent’s scent – sleeping with it on the chest
• Can be warmed – in the dryer or towel warmer
• Can be Washed/dryed in regular machines and inside the washing bag that is included
• Control its weight and firmness by shifting the filling.
• Use in car-seats for babies that weigh less than 10 lbs to provide safety and adequate posture.
• antimicrobial
• antiallergenic
• antifungal
• antipilling
• ergonomically sound
• extremely soft and plush
• durable
• Available in right- and left- hands, and in different colors.
• 100% money-back guarantee
In addition, some corporations are using The Zaky as a corporate gift for their employees that are starting or returning from maternity leave. Zakeez, Inc. includes a card that says, "now it is our turn to give you a hand."
Interesting Tidbits:
The Zaky was developed by Yamile C. Jackson, who holds a PhD in ergonomics and human factors engineering. In 2001, she gave birth prematurely to a baby who weighed less than 2 pounds and was hospitalized for 5 months. She wished she could cut-off her hand to leave her loving touch, scent, and protection – so she invented the Zaky. She prayed to God to help children if her baby survived, so she is thrilled to work on Zachary’s behalf.
Zachary’s story of survival during Tropical Storm Allison that hit Houston that shut down Memorial Hermann Hospital, including all his life-support machines, was the inspiration of an article in Readers' Digest, a documentary by CBS, and the TNT movie "14 Hours."
Dr Jackson spent 3 years researching and re-developing the first version of the Zaky before offering to the market in 2004. Now the Zaky is used worldwide in over 300 hospitals, and thousands of homes and child-care facilities. It is sold online and in giftshops.
The Zaky has won 10 awards for its uniqueness, innovation, and usefulness, and has been featured in internationally recognized media including Health Reports on BBC (London), ABC, CBS, NBC, CBN, Univision, and Fox, as well as important print (newspapers and magazines) and radio shows.
Website: www.TheZaky.com
Sold At: Gift, Maternity, Baby, and Hospital Stores
Retail Price: $35 - 50
Media Contact: Yamile C. Jackson, PhD, PE, PMP
Email: yamile@zakeez.com
Address: P.O. Box 3276
City: Sugar Land
State: TX
Zip: 77487
Phone: 800-618-9259 or 1-281-24
Fax: 800-316-ZAKY
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