Doctors performed a groundbreaking brain surgery on a baby still inside the womb

Fetal surgery is undoubtedly a complicated and delicate procedure, with both physical and ethical implications. It’s rarely even an option for treatment, only being done for a select number of conditions and only for pregnant women who meet certain criteria. And still, doctors at two Boston hospitals stepped forward to repair a malformed blood vessel … Read more

Doctors Perform First Surgery on Baby’s Brain in the Womb

May 5, 2023 — In a first-of-its-kind surgery, doctors have successfully repaired a malformation in the brain of a fetus still in the womb.  The team from Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital used ultrasound guidance to repair the vein of what’s known as a Galen malformation, which causes excessively high blood flow and can … Read more

TikTok Videos Claim an Artificial Womb Facility Is Coming

“Introducing EctoLife, the world’s first artificial womb facility,” says TikTok creator Thomas Mulligan (@mullligan.tv), in a video discussing Hashem’s concept. “The world’s population is supposed to start rapidly declining after 2100, so the team behind EctoLife thinks we should be investing in technology that makes having kids much faster, easier, cheaper, and more accessible,” Thomas … Read more

Super rare ultrasound images show babies smiling in the womb as their mothers eat carrots

Lovers of babies and haters of kale, have we got a fun and fascinating science-based story for you. A new study posted in Psychological Science shows rare up-close-and-personal photos of babies in the womb making different facial reactions to different food their mothers eat. Previous studies with infants and breastmilk have shown that flavors carry … Read more

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Didn’t Seem To See The Issue With Declaring A Fetus In A Woman’s Womb Should Be As ‘Safe’ As Kids ‘In A Classroom’

Getty Image It’s been three years since Sarah Huckabee Sanders was Donald Trump’s second most rude and flippant press secretary, but she’s back in the public eye again, this time running for governor of Arkansas. If she gets the gig, it sounds like she’ll keep the state’s new ban on safe and legal abortions in … Read more