Jorge Odon, 59, an Argentine car mechanic has deviced a tool that can help women deliver their distressed babies.
The idea came from extracting a lost cork from a wine bottle which can save a baby stuck in the birth canal.
The first prototype was created in his kitchen using a glass jar for a womb, his daughter's doll for a baby and a fabric bag and a sleeve sewn by his wife as his lifesaving device.
An American medical technological company has licensed his device for production. Doctors say it has enormous potential to save babies in poor countries and reduce cesarean section births in rich countries.
The common tools used in helping distressed babies are the forceps or suction cups but this is a breakthrough in obstetrics.
The tool has been tested on 30 Argentine women.
No comments:
Post a Comment