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Humans do not have kangaroo pouches, and it’s a fact that society laments when babies are premature, especially in developing countries, where over 450 low-birthweight and premature infants die each hour from hypothermia, with modern incubators out of reach, at a cost of around $20,000. There is a strong need for a low-cost method of keeping babies warm and alive.

Enter the Infant Warmer from the social enterprise Embrace Global, an innvoative miniature sleeping bag (or replacement marsupial pouch) that will cost less than $200. Made from a wax-filled heating pad ensheathed in nylon, the product can keep the baby warm for four to six hours, then reheated in either an electric warmer or, if electricity is unavailable, in a water warmer for 20 minutes.

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