DailyGood: Students Debut Life-Saving Infant Warmer

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A baby's small hands and dainty fingers have turned blue. Her body is shaking and she lets out a barely audible cry. Moved by stories like this, Jane Chen and her MBA classmates designed an innovative, low-cost baby wrap to prevent infant deaths caused by hypothermia, a common occurrence in developing countries. With the potential to reach millions of infants across the globe, Chen describes, "When we took the device and showed it to one mother, Sajatha, she started crying and said, 'Maybe if I had this, I could have a baby,' Hearing something like that, that we have the power to help people save lives, is incredible." [ more ]