Scientists Are Using Artificial Placenta to Help Keep Premature Babies Alive
Too Young to Breathe Babies born before 24 weeks are at a very high risk of death, and even if they do survive, they have a high risk of having long-term disabilities. According to George Mychaliska,...
View ArticleMillions of Premature Babies Have Been Saved, Thanks to Physics
With all the fanfare surrounding fluid-filled bags that made it possible to bring premature lambs to healthy development in the hopes of tackling premature birth in infants, it's important to note how...
View ArticleFurther Research into Artificial Wombs Brings Us Closer to a Future Where...
An Innovation in Artificial Incubation Around 15 million babies are born preterm or premature every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This number is expected to rise, bringing...
View ArticleThis Fluid-Filled Bag Lets Lambs Develop Outside the Womb. Humans Are Next.
Synthetic Wombs Creating an artificial womb would be a feat of monumental proportions, as premature birth is the leading cause of death for newborns. And this week, Philadelphia physicians made...
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