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Of incubators, orchids and artificial wombs

In this extract from Claire Horn’s new book, ‘Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth’, she traces the development of the artificial womb, soon to become a reality.

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The conditional child

Deanna Fei asks what it means to sustain a life, drawing on her own experience of having a premature baby as well as an 18th-century essay.

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Sharing breastmilk with parents

Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.

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A history of gestation outside the body

It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.

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  • Mother touching her premature baby
  • Baby with Down syndrome
  • Premature baby in an incubator
  • Premature baby in an incubator
  • Premature baby on CPAP
  • Father with his premature baby
  • Baby in an incubator on nasal CPAP
  • Mother breastfeeding her baby
  • Baby with arthrogryposis. This is caused by a muscle disorder that leads to the joints being limited in their range of movement and the limbs being pulled into abnormal positions.
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