Embrace, a program of Thrive Networks, improves healthcare in low-resource settings to help vulnerable newborns survive and thrive.

Over 20 million low-birth-weight and premature babies are born every year around the world, and o...
See More ver 4 million die within their first month of life. Temperature regulation is a key problem among many of these infants. Embrace has developed an infant warmer that costs a fraction of the price of existing solutions, and that functions without a continuous supply of electricity.

The design looks like a miniature sleeping bag that incorporates a phase change material, which stays at a constant temperature for up to 6 hours. This low-cost solution maintains premature and low birth weight babies' body temperature to help them survive and thrive.