Scientists have announced human trials for an artificial uterus could be approved this year, bringing hope to the 15 million infants born prematurely each year in the US. A team at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia successfully tested the womb with preterm lambs, finding the animals 'opened their eyes, became more active, had apparently normal breathing and swallowing movements' while in the sac.The main reason half of preterm babies don't survive is their lungs aren't fully developed due to premature birth, and they have a hard time transitioning from breathing in the amniotic fluid to breathing air.
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