Scientists develops artificial womb to save premature babies. Scientists have developed an artificial womb that has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a week, an advance that may one day be able to save the lives of extremely premature human babies.
The research, published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, showed that preterm lambs were successfully maintained in a healthy, infection-free condition with significant growth, for a period of one week using ex- vivo uterine environment (EVE) therapy. The research was carried out by the Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Tohoku University Hospital in Japan.
Associate professor at the University of Western Australia, Matt Kemp, said with further development, EVE therapy could prevent the severe morbidity suffered by extremely premature infants by potentially offering a medical technology that does not currently exist. He said the equipment is a high-tech amniotic fluid bath combined with an artificial placenta.
The research, published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, showed that preterm lambs were successfully maintained in a healthy, infection-free condition with significant growth, for a period of one week using ex- vivo uterine environment (EVE) therapy. The research was carried out by the Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Tohoku University Hospital in Japan.
Associate professor at the University of Western Australia, Matt Kemp, said with further development, EVE therapy could prevent the severe morbidity suffered by extremely premature infants by potentially offering a medical technology that does not currently exist. He said the equipment is a high-tech amniotic fluid bath combined with an artificial placenta.
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