Scientists have developed an artificial womb that has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a week, an advance that may one day be able to save the lives of extremely premature human babies. <br/><br/>The research, published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, showed that preterm lambs were successfully maintained in a healthy, infection-free condition with significant growth, for a period of one week using ex- vivo uterine environment (EVE) therapy. The research was carried out by the Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Tohoku University Hospital in Japan. <br/><br/>Associate professor at the University of Western Australia, Matt Kemp, said with further development, EVE therapy could prevent the severe morbidity suffered by extremely premature infants by potentially offering a medical technology that does not currently exist. He said the equipment is a high-tech amniotic fluid bath combined with an artificial placenta.