Artificial Womb Facility: A Creepy Peek Into Upcoming Pregnancy

 By Muhammad Tukuwa U17MM1148

Artificial womb technology (AWT) sparked a media sensation back in 2017 and, since then, has drawn much debate. Key questions include: Is the artificial womb inhabitant a foetus? What status does it have? And what are the pro and cons of this new technology? However, in the same year, researchers at the Philadelphia Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania, revealed life had been successfully sustained inside an artificial womb or 'bio bag.' The team demonstrated how lamb foetuses had undergone a successful gestation period inside the artificial womb. These had developed without the typical complications associated with premature birth and were otherwise healthy.


It is on this development that Hashem Al-Ghaili who is a science communicator and biotechnologist from Berlin, engineered and developed the ‘EctoLife’ Facility. Hashem Al-Ghaili's 'EctoLife' can grow around 30,000 babies yearly because of extensive and groundbreaking scientific research of over 50 years. His facilities would allow couples to conceive babies and be true biological parents. It is for infertile parents who cannot have their own offspring. Also, you can use the "Elite Package," which would let you engineer the embryo genetically before they implant it into an artificial womb. You can choose intelligence, height, strength, hair, eye colour, etc., and avoid genetic diseases. Hashem says EctoLife is entirely powered by renewable energy and is the first artificial womb facility in the world.



The facility has 75 well-equipped labs. Each cutting-edge lab can house up to 400 growth pods or artificial wombs. Every pod is designed to mimic the exact conditions found inside the uterus. Each year, a single building can incubate up to 30,000 lab-grown babies. Each pod has special sensors with monitor signals such as heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing rate, and oxygen saturation. Also, Artificial intelligence generated a system to monitor all physical features of babies and report any potential genetic abnormalities in real-time data.

In the EctoLife facility babies also receive the best nutrients that support their growth/development and each pod is connected to the main bioreactor. The second bioreactor can recycle waste products and useful nutrients. EctoLife makes use of highly efficient, clean, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The advanced pods operate with minimal energy requirements, making it possible for your baby to reach full term without complications.

Furthermore, The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that around 300,000 deaths happen due to pregnancy complications. EctoLife will help reduce human suffering and reduce C-sections. EctoLife will make C-sections and premature births something of the history. Hashem added that EctoLife would offer solutions to women who had to have their uterus removed due to complications. It would help countries that suffer population decline, such as South Korea, Bulgaria, Japan, etc. Hashem says the technology is already available, but ethical constraints do not make it a reality. He concluded by saying that every feature is completely science-based and scientists and engineers have already achieved it.



 

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