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This is a bit horrifying to me. Babies are quite familiar with their mothers' voices by the time they are born, among other influences; would we also attempt to
by tspike 8y ago
This is a bit horrifying to me. Babies are quite familiar with their mothers' voices by the time they are born, among other influences; would we also attempt to artificially simulate that sort of pre-birth bonding?
- b_tterc_p 8y agoI presume that the children of mute mothers tend to turn out fine... but maybe not? Cursory search found nothing.
- tathougies 8y agoBaby's also bond to the sound of their mother's hearts, and yes, every baby carried by a woman with no heart beat is disadvantaged.
- tropo 8y agoHere, I'll crank it up a notch: instead of animal models, how about just gestating humans in animals? There is your artificial womb. It just requires a bit of anti-rejection drugs, or a bit of GMO effort for tissue similarity. Whales have the right body temperature. There is enough room to do dozens of babies at once. Cows are close enough. A cow can probably handle a half dozen babies.
- chithanh 8y agoFortunately or unfortunately, neither cows nor whales are close enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspecific_pregnancy#Causes_of_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interspecific_pregnancy#Causes...
- tropo 8y agoThey are close enough after "a bit of anti-rejection drugs, or a bit of GMO effort". We can suppress the immune response, one way or another. If the animal is unable to clear the placenta after the birth, we lose the animal, but we still get a baby.