MEDICAL INCUBATOR

- A device that controls temperature and humidity to provide ideal circumstances for
growth and development, especially one used in the early care of preterm infants or
one used for cultures.
- The main goal of the preterm newborn incubator is to provide the baby with some of
the environmental conditions that are typically provided in the uterus.
- The potential of lowering the preterm infant mortality rate inspired a strong outpouring
of public and professional excitement with the discovery

- Fe del Mundo, a pediatrician, created an inventive medical incubator. This was

constructed using two local laundry baskets of different sizes stacked within one
another. Between them, hot water bottles have been placed to provide heat.
- She is credited with developing the incubator and a jaundice-relieving device as a
result of her research.