First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb

Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by Teever on Saturday April 19, 2025 @01:47PM (#43738047)

This is really cool but it's ultimately a stop-gap measure.

Where we want to end up is with artificial wombs because that will ultimately give individuals much more control over their reproduction and will do away with the onerous physiological and psychological stresses that pregnancy puts on women.

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Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by sitkack on Saturday April 19, 2025 @03:38PM (#43738873)

I could see this being combined with pigs, to place human embryos in pigs to carry humans to term.

An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14194422

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Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by foolfoolz on Saturday April 19, 2025 @01:57PM (#43738113)

brave new world

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Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by TrnsltLife on Saturday April 19, 2025 @02:54PM (#43738571)

My baby banting Soon you'll need decanting

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Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by TheBlight on Sunday April 20, 2025 @11:42AM (#43744490)

Perhaps there's benefit to pregnancy for both the mother and baby and fully detaching them from the experience might have negative consequences.

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Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb by laxmin on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @02:08PM (#43764785)

Actually we are still discovering and learning about the biology of birthing.

We can now support extremely premature babies outside the womb, but as of now, the risks of growing a baby in an artificial womb is not overcome with the benefits.

Why?

Because you are trivialising the emotions of pregnancy and motherhood. It is not stress all the time, it is also joy and satisfaction and like everything in life, a roller coaster.

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