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Scientists have developed artificial wombs, although they are fairly limited right now. They supported a premature lamb fetus from the late 2nd trimester for fo
by elil17 4y ago
Scientists have developed artificial wombs, although they are fairly limited right now. They supported a premature lamb fetus from the late 2nd trimester for four weeks in an artificial womb until it could be kept alive by traditional neonatal care. The lambs did not have the lung or brain damage characteristic of extremely premature births.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15421734/artificial-womb-fetus-biobag-uterus-lamb-sheep-birth-premie-preterm-infant https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15421734/artificial-womb-...
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112