20 Facts About Lin Qiaozhi

Lin Qiaozhi or Kha-ti Lim was a Chinese obstetrician and gynecologist at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Lin Qiaozhi conducted research in the fields of fetal breathing, female pelvic diseases, gynecologic oncology and neonatal hemolytic disorders.

Lin Qiaozhi never married or had children of her own, but always wrote "Lin Qiaozhi's Baby" on the newborns' name tags, resulting in her being nicknamed "Mother of Ten Thousand Babies ".

Lin Qiaozhi served as a delegate to the 1st through 5th National People's Congresses.

Lin Qiaozhi was a member of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Lin Qiaozhi came from a Westernized and Christian background, which shared with PUMC, hence she had a desire to be enrolled at the latter.

Lin Qiaozhi arrived in Shanghai to take the Pre-Medical Entrance Test of the college in 1921.

Lin Qiaozhi became the first native female physician hired as an assistant resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PUMC hospital.

Lin Qiaozhi took advanced training in London and Manchester in 1932, she went to Vienna in the next year as a visiting scholar.

In 1939, Lin Qiaozhi went to Chicago University Medical School to continue her research.

Meantime, Lin Qiaozhi focused on the placenta praevia and placental abruption.

Since the Pacific War broke out, the hospital was closed by the Japanese military, Lin Qiaozhi initiated personal practice at her residence, 10 Dongtangzi Hutong, where she completed a total of 8,887 medical records.

Lin Qiaozhi preferred putting her ear against her abdomen gently to using a stethoscope to catch the fetus's heart beating.

Lin Qiaozhi trusted that "better to be early than late" for the antenatal check-up.

Lin Qiaozhi was angry, and regarded it as a shame for an obstetrician and gynecologist, since she blamed the situation on her negligent manner.

Lin Qiaozhi died on April 22,1983, at the PUMC Hospital.

Lin Qiaozhi left money to be used for a kindergarten and to endow a fund to award a young resident.

Lin Qiaozhi lived at Waijiaobu Road, No 59 with her niece Lin Xinkeng, and the latter's husband Zhou Huakang until she died.

Lin Qiaozhi lived mostly on coffee, even Zhou Enlai once gave her some as a gift.

Lin Qiaozhi's father spent his most of his early days in Singapore, then he returned Xiamen and became an English teacher.