Are artificial wombs the future?

Scientists are hoping to build the world’s first clinically approved artificial womb. The purpose is to save the lives of more premature babies. 00:00 The dangers of premature birth 01:49 How to build an artificial womb 04:17 How does it work? 05:54 When will artificial wombs be rolled out? Sign up to The Economist’s weekly science newsletter: https://econ.st/46wOpyv Read our full quarterly report on fertility: https://econ.st/3S1LZnj Watch our film about the booming surrogacy industry: https://econ.st/3QfjpgX How to build an artificial womb https://econ.st/3PRLFEW “Reproductive techno-horror” is a burgeoning genre on screen https://econ.st/3tsEf3t New ways of making babies are on the horizon https://econ.st/45u8fsM Mouse “embryoids” can now be grown from stem cells https://econ.st/3tAzZyB Watch more of our Now & Next series https://econ.st/46f9mgU