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Published online 10 March 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040308-3
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Virtual womb could help premature births
Computer model may aid prescription of contraction-slowing drugs.
A computer model of a womb may soon help doctors pinpoint exactly when a baby will be born. The virtual uterus could aid the prediction and management of premature births.
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