Yuhan-Kimberly announced on August 25 that it has donated over 7 million ultra-small diapers through its Huggies Preemie Campaign.
Since July 2017, a total of 46,826 premature infants have received assistance. Premature infants are defined as those born before 37 weeks of gestation or weighing less than 2.5 kg. In South Korea, one in ten newborns is considered premature.
Currently, Yuhan-Kimberly is the only company producing ultra-small diapers specifically for premature infants. These diapers are about the size of a mobile phone and require precise quality control and specialized equipment, making them economically challenging to produce.
The need for diapers for premature infants was identified in 2011 when medical staff from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) requested them. Following this, Yuhan-Kimberly collaborated with university hospitals' NICUs to develop a specialized diaper that reflects the unique skin and body characteristics of premature infants, launching it in 2017.
To accommodate the production of these specialized diapers, Yuhan-Kimberly's Daejeon plant halts the production of its main products every two months. The diapers produced are provided free of charge to over 30 NICUs at comprehensive and university hospitals across the country, as well as through its online store, MomQ.
A Yuhan-Kimberly representative stated, "The figure of 7 million pads represents the support of countless medical staff, employees, and families of premature infants. We will continue to expand our support to NICUs to assist premature infants further."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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