Artificial placenta keeps fetus alive for 21 days in trial
A team from BCNatal developed the system to replicate womb conditions for extreme prematurity. The device maintains the fetus in a liquid environment, providing oxygen and nutrients.
One experimental subject showed normal neurological development after the procedure.
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