This ‘artificial womb’ could save the lives of extremely premature babies

A Connecticut judge has awarded nearly $32 million to the parents of a premature baby who died after Yale New Haven Hospital fed him cow-based products without their consent. The court ruled Thursday that the hospital failed to get permission before giving Aries-Reign Peterson cow-based formula and fortifier, which contributed to his death from necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC. Aries was born extremely premature on January 30, 2018, at just 27 weeks. His parents, Anika Hunte and Dane Peterson,