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Baby boy born to UK mother after womb transplant from dead donor

Grace Bell says she is ‘the happiest I’ve ever been in my life’ after giving birth to baby Hugo in UK first

The Guardian - UK

'Simply a miracle': First British baby born using womb transplanted from deceased donor

Hugo Powell was delivered via Caesarean section at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital

Evening Standard

Womb transplant doctors describe moment of joy as baby Hugo entered the world

Baby Hugo was born in December after his mother received a womb from a dead donor.

Evening Standard

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First baby born in the UK after womb transplant from deceased donor

Transplants from deceased donors can only happen when the family of someone who has died are asked specifically if they wish to donate the person’s uterus

The Independent UK

Pioneering womb transplant doctors describe moment of joy as baby Hugo entered the world

More than 30 expert staff are involved in looking after each womb transplant patien

The Independent UK

Deceased donor womb transplants give hope to couples wanting children

Womb Transplant UK is running two programmes, one involving living donors and another with organs from women who have died.

Evening Standard

First UK birth after womb transplant is a medical breakthrough – but raises important ethical questions

A baby girl named Amy Isabel has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who has had a womb transplant. Amy is one of around 65 children worldwide born as a result of pioneering research into the procedure.

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Surgeons behind pioneering womb transplant ‘shed tears’ at delivery of miracle baby Amy

Professor Richard Smith worked on womb transplant research for 15 years before the birth of baby Amy Isobel in February

The Independent UK

Womb transplant surgeons ‘shed tears’ at delivery of first baby

Professor Richard Smith and Isabel Quiroga have pioneered womb transplants in the UK.

Evening Standard

Birth following UK’s first womb transplant gives hope to thousands of women

Experts believe a maximum of 20 to 30 womb transplants per year could be carried out in the UK in the future.

Evening Standard

Woman becomes first UK womb transplant recipient to give birth

Grace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What the UK’s first womb transplant means for the future of fertility

In today’s newsletter: does the UK’s first successful womb transplant mean that men could one day carry babies?

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about the UK’s first womb transplant

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a donor womb from one sister to another.

The Independent UK

Doctors hail UK’s first womb transplant a ‘massive success’ after sister’s donation

A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister and now hopes to have a baby via IVF

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The Guardian - UK

Woman ‘over the moon’ after sister donates womb in UK first

Pioneering operation could allow dozens of infertile women a year to have babies

The Independent UK

UK’s first womb transplant a ‘massive success’ after sister’s donation

A 34-year-old woman received a womb from her 40-year-old sister and now hopes to have a baby via IVF.

The Independent UK

UK’s first womb transplant paves way for dozens more

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a donor womb from one sister to another.

The Independent UK

How did surgeons carry out Britain’s first womb transplant?

How skilled doctors working side by side in two operating theatres successfully transplanted a uterus from a woman’s older sister

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