Filipino Invention

 

Filipino invention Bamboo Incubator

 

Inccuba In ubator was compos mposed ed of two two nativ tive lau laundry ndry baskets made of bamboo. Made of different sizes, the baskets were   “placed  one inside the other.”   She would then put hot water bottles all around and between the baskets to regulate the body temperature of babies.

 

Oftten Of en,, li liffe fi fin nds a way   —   some someti time mes, s, even even ea earli rlier er th than an expected. Premature babies (infants born before the  mother’s  37th week of pregnancy) are typically underdeveloped and low in body fatt pe fa perrcent centag age, e, in inhi hibi biti ting ng th thei eirr ab abili ility ty to maint maintai ain n th their eir no norm rmal al body temperature. The modern medical incubator addresses this; however, not all people who need it have access to such techn te chnolo ology gy.. Thi Thiss is a par partic ticula ularly rly seri serious ous pr probl oblem em in rur rural al ar areas eas,, where such devices are generally inaccessible.

 

A solution came in the form of the first Filipino invention on this li lisst: th the e bam bamboo in inccuba battor, wi wid del ely y cr cred edit ited ed as th the e brainchild of Dr. Fe del Mundo. This makeshift device is relatively inexpensive and easy to reproduce, making it ideal for u se in rurthis al cingenious ommunititake es aon nd a life-saving areas withmachine, no elethough, ctricity. Developing is far from her only accomplishment. In 1936, Dr. del Mundo beca be came me a Resea esearrch Fel ello low w in Ped edia iatr tric icss at Ha Harv rvar ard d Me Medi dica call School.

 

In addition, Dr. Del Mundo was the first woman to be reco re cogn gniz ized ed as a Na Nati tion onal al Scie Scient ntis istt he herre in th the e Ph Phil ilip ippi pine nes, s, way back in 1980. In addition to all that, her passion for pediatrics and medicine led her to establish the   Children’s Medical Center, the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. Truly, Dr. del Mundo is a pioneer thinker, and an inspiration for Filipino women.