A Nigerian doctor, Chibuike Chukwudum has been applauded on social media after photos of an 'improvised incubator' he used to save the life of a baby surfaced online.

Babies born before the 37 weeks gestation period are usually kept in incubators to fully develop.

The lack of functional incubators in many government owned hospitals, forced Doctor Chibuike to improvise with a carton in order to preserve the life of the baby.

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