icddr,b presents "Thermal Jacket" at the 7th International Conference of BNF

At the 7th International Conference of Bangladesh Neonatal Forum (BNF) 2025, icddr,b has presented the initial findings from a clinical trial of the “Thermal Jacket”, an innovation partially supported by AdSEARCH, designed to manage hypothermia in preterm or low birth-weight neonates, especially in resource-limited settings.Fariya Rahman, Research Investigator of MCHD, icddr,b, along with other researchers, showcased the early outcomes of the trial.


The presentation highlighted the use of Thermal Jacket as a supplement to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) to enhance the thermal care uptake by the neonates in need. Moreover, the preliminary result also reveals that, Thermal Jacket is as efficacious as KMC to maintain normal body temperature and effective to improve thermal care uptake time manifolds when given in the intervals of two KMC sessions.


The Thermal Jacket has been developed by the scientists of icddr,b in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and George Mason University, USA.