WOOLLEN PREMATURE BABY CARE

Melissa Woods

Premature babies spend a long time with tubes attached to them. This is usually with a plastic-based bandage or tape that is often damage to their fragile skin, and even more damaging when it has to be removed. We propose create a soft tape for small bandages made from wool to use on babies’ faces. The eye masks used when a child has jaundice are also of a plastic material and on for long periods of time. Soft felted eye masks would make the perfect alternative. All are compostable, good for the earth and good for our babies.