Hugsy is a swaddling blanket, made for use in the neonatal intensive care unit, that simulates and facilitates Kangaroo Mother Care. It reduces the stress experienced by babies during transfer from the incubator to the KMC sessions and back. Hugsy also aids in holding the baby in place on the mother’s chest during a KMC session for more comfort. In the incubator, the Hugsy plays back the mother’s heartbeat while comforting the baby with the mother’s scent.

Born in Guangzhou, China, Jiachun is greatly affected by the prosperity and struggle of the secondary industry in Guangdong. He determined to be a inventor to improve the factories in his hometown. Later he chose industrial design as his career in Zhejiang University. Although designer in China now is almost the same meaning of “Simply beautifying something”, Jiachun wants to show that there should be real design in China. He believes that like inventors, designers are born to give good solution to problems. He wants to show his faith to everyone in China.

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