Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 'artificial womb' life-changer for premature babies

07 May 2017

1431 views

A team of researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have successfully tested an artifical womb for premature lambs. Hopefully, if developed further, artificial wombs will allow human premature babies to transition outside of their mothers until they too can fully develop into healthy babies.

Premature babies will suffer from short and long-term health issues such as respiratory distress, immature brains, cerebral palsy, visual and hearing impairments, behavioral, and social-emotional problems.