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'''In utero''' is a term coming from the [[Latin]] language, meaning "in the [[uterus]]".  The phrase is used in [[biology]] to describe the status of an [[embryo]] or [[fetus]].  In other words, ''in utero'' means residing or occurring within the uterus or womb; that is, "unborn".

==Surgical advances ''in utero''==

Even as recently as the 1960's and 1970's doctors knew little about the genetic and molecular progression from  embryo to full-term infant.  Now, however, scientists and physicians are taking on bold and experimental surgical procedures ''in utero''; for example, closing a hole at the bottom of an embryo's spinal cord, the telltale characteristic of [[myelomeningocele]], or [[spina bifida]]. In one such case in August 1999, Dr. Joseph Bruner of [[Directory:Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University]] performed a surgery where he cut into the mother's abdomen, lifted her uterus out of her body, cut through the outer muscle, removed the living fetus, surgically repaired the spinal defect, and tucked everything back inside.  Fully fifteen weeks later, Samuel Armas "came out screaming", says the mother.

==''Extraordinary Animals In The Womb''==
In a documentary film entitled ''[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/in-the-womb-animals-2864 Extraordinary Animals In The Womb]'', [[Directory:National Geographic|National Geographic]] published unique, very detailed images of animals at different stages of gestation. These pictures included shots of a fetal penguin, dog, dolphin, and even an elephant while inside the uterus.

The movie used advanced imaging and scanning technology to document the gestational course of animals outside the human family. Actually a combination of computer-generated models, digital photography, and scans were used to assemble the footage. The resulting images, though not genuine photographs, are accurate representations of what transpires inside these animal wombs, according to the researchers.

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