A New Era in Neonatal Care.
Premature Infants
A Global Issue.
Approximately 15 million babies are born preterm annually worldwide, indicating a global preterm birth rate of about 11%.
This results in an estimated cost of $26 Billion in economic burden in the US alone.
Defining Prematurity.
Babies born before they have reached 37 weeks of gestation are considered ‘preterm’. Prematurity can further be defined by their gestational age.
Common Complications
Scientific Resources
& Publications
-
Nature Communications
April 2017
An extra-urterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb.
-
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
April 2019
Fetal echocardiographic assessment of the cardiovascular impact of prolonged support in the extrauterine Environment for neonatal development system.
-
Parental Diagnosis
September 2020
Artificial placenta and womb technology: past, current, and future challenges towards clinical translation
-
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Video: A Unique Womb-Like Device Could Reduce Mortality and Disability for Extremely Premature Babies
-
Journal of Physiology
Umbilical cannulation optimizes circuit flows in premature lambs supported by the EXTra‐uterine Environment for Neonatal Development (EXTEND)
-
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Pumpless arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A novel mode of respiratory support in a lamb model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia
-
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Neurologic outcomes of the premature lamb in an extrauterine environment for neonatal development
-
Cellular & Molecular Gastroenterology & Hepatology
The EXTrauterine Environment for Neonatal Development Supports Normal Intestinal Maturation and Development