Life Support System for the Fetonate and the Ethics of Speculation

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Jun 1;177(6):557-558. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0486.

Authors

Felix R De Bie¹, Alan W Flake^{1

2}, Chris Feudtner^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Fetal Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
³ Department of Medical Ethics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁴ Departments of Pediatrics and of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

PMID: 37067812
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0486

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses ethical issues surrounding the use of artificial womb technology for extremely premature infants.

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Life Support Systems*