Are artificial wombs the future?

Scientists are hoping to build the world’s first clinically approved artificial womb. The purpose is to save the lives of more premature babies. 00:00 The dangers of premature birth 01:49 How to build an artificial womb 04:17 How does it work? 05:54 When will artificial wombs be rolled out? Sign up to The Economist’s weekly science newsletter: Read our full quarterly report on fertility: Watch our film about the booming surrogacy industry: How to build an artificial womb “Reproductive techno-horror” is a burgeoning genre on screen New ways of making babies are on the horizon Mouse “embryoids” can now be grown from stem cells Watch more of our Now & Next series