A Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Prematurity: The Artificial Placenta

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Channel: Michigan Medicine · 2018 · Education

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The development of an artificial placenta — used successfully in premature lambs at the University of Michigan — could revolutionize the treatment of extreme prematurity. 

George Mychaliska, MD, is a fetal surgeon in the division of pediatric surgery and director of the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center at University of Michigan.

Presented at the Joint Conference on Advances in Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Management.

Learn more about the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center at http://www.mottchildren.org/fetalcenter.

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