https://onezero.medium.com/the-artificial-womb-moves-forward-72cc40fd9b05 > A view of a fetus in an artificial womb, 1965. Photo: Fritz Goro/The LIFE Picture Collection/GettyIf you live for about 80 years, your nine months in the womb will represent less than 1% of your time on Earth. But those nine months represent a crucial period for growth and development. > Sometimes, though, babies are born before they get those nine full months in utero. And while the accepted protocol is to place premature infants in an artificial incubator — protecting the baby from infection and maintaining temperature and humidity — soon there may be better options.