Giving birth in developing countries is dangerous. A costly and clunky incubator— basically a box that blows in hot air and regulates temperature—could save countless lives but is almost never available. A UK graduate student has designed an inflatable incubator, MOM, which is small, portable, and cheap (about $400). MOM just won the James Dyson Award, named after the man who reinvented the vacuum cleaner.
Inflatable incubator saving lives in poor countries
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