The EXTEND system has saved over 300 premature lambs
Partridge, E., Davey, M., Hornick, M., et al. (2023)
The groundwork has been laid for the first human trial of an artificial womb, which could receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2024.
Artificial wombs are designed to mimic the environment of the womb as closely as possible and may help support babies born very prematurely, around 23 or 24 weeks of gestation.
“The idea is to bridge the difficult parts when they're really struggling and get them to a point where they can…
Source: www.newscientist.com
