A warm embrace that saves lives - Jane Chen
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please close your eyes and open your
please close your eyes and open your
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hands now imagine what you could place
hands now imagine what you could place
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in your hands an apple maybe your wallet
in your hands an apple maybe your wallet
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now open your eyes
now open your eyes
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what about a life what you see here is a
what about a life what you see here is a
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premature baby he looks like he's
premature baby he looks like he's
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resting peacefully but in fact he's
resting peacefully but in fact he's
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struggling to stay alive because he
struggling to stay alive because he
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can't regulate his own body temperature
can't regulate his own body temperature
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this baby is so tiny he doesn't have
this baby is so tiny he doesn't have
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enough fat on his body to stay warm
enough fat on his body to stay warm
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sadly 20 million babies like this are
sadly 20 million babies like this are
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born every year around the world 4
born every year around the world 4
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million of these babies die annually but
million of these babies die annually but
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the bigger problem is that the ones who
the bigger problem is that the ones who
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do survive grow up with severe long-term
do survive grow up with severe long-term
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health problems the reason is because in
health problems the reason is because in
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the first month of a baby's life it's
the first month of a baby's life it's
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only job is to grow if it's battling
only job is to grow if it's battling
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hypothermia its organs can't develop
hypothermia its organs can't develop
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normally resulting in a range of health
normally resulting in a range of health
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problems from diabetes to heart disease
problems from diabetes to heart disease
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to low IQ imagine many of these problems
to low IQ imagine many of these problems
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could be prevented if these babies were
could be prevented if these babies were
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just kept warm that is the primary
just kept warm that is the primary
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function of an incubator but traditional
function of an incubator but traditional
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incubators require electricity and cost
incubators require electricity and cost
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up to $20,000 so you're not going to
up to $20,000 so you're not going to
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find them in rural areas of developing
find them in rural areas of developing
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countries as a result parents resort to
countries as a result parents resort to
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local solutions like tying hot water
local solutions like tying hot water
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bottles around their babies bodies or
bottles around their babies bodies or
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placing them under light bulbs like the
placing them under light bulbs like the
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ones you see here methods that are both
ones you see here methods that are both
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ineffective and unsafe I've seen this
ineffective and unsafe I've seen this
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firsthand over and over again I'm one of
firsthand over and over again I'm one of
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my first trips to India I met this young
my first trips to India I met this young
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woman Savita were just given birth to a
woman Savita were just given birth to a
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tiny premature baby Rani
tiny premature baby Rani
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she took her baby to the nearest village
she took her baby to the nearest village
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clinic and the doctor advised her to
clinic and the doctor advised her to
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take Rani to a City Hospital so she
take Rani to a City Hospital so she
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could be placed in an incubator but that
could be placed in an incubator but that
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Hospital was over four hours away and
Hospital was over four hours away and
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Savita didn't have the means to get
Savita didn't have the means to get
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there so her baby died inspired by the
there so her baby died inspired by the
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story and dozens of other similar
story and dozens of other similar
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stories like this my team and I realized
stories like this my team and I realized
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what was needed was a local solution
what was needed was a local solution
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something that could work without
something that could work without
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electricity that was simple enough for a
electricity that was simple enough for a
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mother or a midwife to use given that
mother or a midwife to use given that
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the majority of births still take place
the majority of births still take place
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in the home we needed something that was
in the home we needed something that was
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portable something that could be
portable something that could be
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sterilized and reused
sterilized and reused
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across multiple babies and something
across multiple babies and something
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ultra low-cost compared to the $20,000
ultra low-cost compared to the $20,000
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that an incubator in the u.s. costs so
that an incubator in the u.s. costs so
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this is what we came up with what you
this is what we came up with what you
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see here looks nothing like an incubator
see here looks nothing like an incubator
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looks like a small sleeping bag for a
looks like a small sleeping bag for a
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baby you can open it up completely it's
baby you can open it up completely it's
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waterproof there's no seams inside so
waterproof there's no seams inside so
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you can sterilize it very easily but the
you can sterilize it very easily but the
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magic is in this pouch of wax this is a
magic is in this pouch of wax this is a
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phase change material it's a wax like
phase change material it's a wax like
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substance with the melting point of
substance with the melting point of
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human body temperature 37 degrees
human body temperature 37 degrees
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Celsius you can melt this simply using
Celsius you can melt this simply using
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hot water and then when it melts it's
hot water and then when it melts it's
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able to maintain one constant
able to maintain one constant
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temperature for four to six hours at a
temperature for four to six hours at a
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time after which you simply reheat the
time after which you simply reheat the
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pouch so you then place it into this
pouch so you then place it into this
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little pocket back here and it creates a
little pocket back here and it creates a
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warm micro environment for the baby
warm micro environment for the baby
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look simple but we've reiterated this
look simple but we've reiterated this
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dozens of times by going into the field
dozens of times by going into the field
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to talk to doctors moms and clinicians
to talk to doctors moms and clinicians
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to ensure that this really meets the
to ensure that this really meets the
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needs of the local communities we plan
needs of the local communities we plan
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to launch this product in India in 2010
to launch this product in India in 2010
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and the target price point will be 25
and the target price point will be 25
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dollars less than 0.1% of the cost of a
dollars less than 0.1% of the cost of a
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traditional incubator over the next five
traditional incubator over the next five
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years we hope to save the lives of
years we hope to save the lives of
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almost a million babies but the
almost a million babies but the
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longer-term social impact is a reduction
longer-term social impact is a reduction
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in population growth the seems
in population growth the seems
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counterintuitive but turns out that as
counterintuitive but turns out that as
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infant mortality is reduced population
infant mortality is reduced population
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sizes also decrease because parents
sizes also decrease because parents
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don't need to anticipate that their
don't need to anticipate that their
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babies are going to die we hope that the
babies are going to die we hope that the
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embrace infant warmer and other simple
embrace infant warmer and other simple
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innovations like this represent a new
innovations like this represent a new
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trend for the future of Technology
trend for the future of Technology
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simple localized affordable solutions
simple localized affordable solutions
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that have the potential to make huge
that have the potential to make huge
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social impact in designing this we
social impact in designing this we
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followed a few basic principles we
followed a few basic principles we
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really try to understand the end user in
really try to understand the end user in
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this case cut people like Savita we try
this case cut people like Savita we try
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to understand the root of the problem
to understand the root of the problem
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rather than being biased by what already
rather than being biased by what already
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exists and then we thought of the most
exists and then we thought of the most
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simple solution we could to address this
simple solution we could to address this
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problem and doing this I believe we can
problem and doing this I believe we can
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truly bring technology to the masses
truly bring technology to the masses
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and we can save millions of lives
and we can save millions of lives
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Jane Chen, TED, Fellow, TED-Ed, TED, Ed’, TEDEducation, healthcare, premature, babies, developing, world, infants, babies, baby
