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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Kirby

What womb transplant birth means for the future of reproductive medicine

The birth of a baby following the success of the UK’s first womb transplant has been hailed as a “huge milestone” by experts.

Grace Davidson, 36, from north London, who received the organ from her older sister, Amy, in the UK’s first womb transplant in 2023, gave birth in February to her daughter, named Amy Isabel after her aunt and a surgeon who helped perfect the technique.

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