MIT: O milagre da procriação high-tech

One mother’s nail-biting journey from egg-freezing to parenthood

IVF is growing in popularity for women who don’t want babies until later in life. But as more are finding out, it isn’t a guarantee.

A startup that marries AI with empathy is helping women conceive

Univfy uses machine learning to give women personalized predictions—and a sense of hope—for their chances of having a baby.

The first baby has been born after a uterus transplant from a dead donor

A woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor has given birth to a healthy baby girl.

A stem-cell transplant in the womb appears to have saved a baby girl’s life

A baby who received an infusion of her mother’s stem cells as a critically ill fetus was outwardly healthy when born, suggesting a new way to treat disease before birth.

Designer babies aren’t futuristic. They’re already here.

Are we designing inequality into our genes?

A fingernail-size gadget could help prevent babies from being stillborn

Researchers have published a pilot study that introduces a new at-home, wearable device that could cut down on some of the 2.6 million stillbirths that occur every year around the world.

A simple blood test to predict premature births could save babies’ lives

Complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death worldwide in children under five.

Stick-on sensors will let premature babies get the skin contact they need

Babies born too soon have to be closely monitored, but all that equipment stops parents from getting close. A new wireless sensor could help.

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