‘Artificial Womb’ For Human Children Is A Topic Of Discussion Among FDA Advisors
The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent advisors are meeting this week to explore the rules, morals, and potential for developing an artificial womb to improve the chances that extremely premature newborns will survive—and without developing long-term health issues. Although no such device has been tested on humans, it has been used successfully to produce animals in a few instances. During the first day of their two-day meeting on Tuesday, the advisers discussed the potential format of human trials. A significant health issue might be resolved by the development of a human artificial womb . According to the World Health Organisation, preterm births are the leading cause of death for children under the age of five. Premature birth puts a child at risk for a lifetime of health challenges like breathing difficulties, digestive problems, vision and hearing abnormalities, cognitive delays, and cerebral palsy since a baby’s lungs and brain finish growing late in pregnancy. I...