The new People's Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role. In 1954, she was to the first National People's Congress and, over the next several, she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was . She was more interested in patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors. "The OB-GYN department cares for two lives," She told new in her department. "As doctors, we should be for the patients and treat them as our sisters."
Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as the "mother of ten thousand babies", having over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not until the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no children of her own, she left her to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. And even as she dying, her final thoughts were for others. "I'm ready to go," she said. "Don't try to rescue me any more. Don't waste the medicine any more. "
