The Latest Breaking News from Womb Transplant UK

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 · Feb 24

'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 · Feb 24

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 · Feb 24

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 · Apr 7, 2025

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 · Apr 7, 2025

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 · Apr 7, 2025

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 · Apr 7, 2025

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 · Aug 24, 2023

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 · Aug 23, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023