Researchers in Barcelona are trying to 'trick nature' by creating an artificial womb for extremely premature babies after tests on animals kept foetuses alive for 12 days.
A premature lamb fetus is seen inside an artificial womb developed by researchers from BCNatal in Barcelona, Spain, in this screen grab from a video released on June 19, 2023 and obtained by Reuters on June 29, 2023. La Caixa Foundation/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
It is connected to an amniotic fluid circulation system that maintains the foetus isolated from external stimuli but accessible for ultrasound controls and monitoring. He leads a team of 35 from BCNatal medical research centre - a fusion of the maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics departments of two Barcelona hospitals - and Fundacion La Caixa, a private organisation funded by CaixabankThe team has conducted pre-clinical studies with lambs, where they achieved 12-day foetus survival, and plans to also test with pigs before proposing a human trial in a few years.
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