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Baby Hugo is the UK’s first born from a deceased donor womb transplant, part of a trial offering hope to 15,000 women without a functioning womb, experts said.
- Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, gave birth to baby Hugo after receiving a womb transplant from a deceased donor and undergoing IVF treatment.
- Bell and her partner Steve Powell paid tribute to the donor's family for their "incredible gift" and the medical teams that supported their journey.
- The surgeons involved called Hugo's birth a "ground-breaking moment" that could give hope to many more women with a similar diagnosis.
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Hugo is a “miracle” for his parents. Because he came into the world even though his mother was born without a uterus. The donation of this female organ by a woman who had died allowed the exceptional pregnancy to become the first baby born in these circumstances in the United Kingdom and the third in Europe. In the world about thirty births have occurred in these same circumstances.Continue reading...
Becoming a mother was like a dream, so a brain death donor, a mother who received a uterine transplant, and her first baby with a weight of 3.09 kg in English came to his arms. The mother cried and laughed while holding her baby. I didn't know I could be a mom. It's a miracle. A woman who received a womb transplant from a donor who died of brain death in the UK
‘Miracle’ Baby Born in UK After Groundbreaking Deceased Donor Womb Transplant
A baby boy named Hugo has become the first child in the United Kingdom to be born to a mother who received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, marking a major breakthrough in reproductive medicine. ‘Miracle’ Baby Born in UK After Groundbreaking Deceased Donor Womb Transplant.
Baby Born In UK Following Deceased Donor Womb Transplant
In a remarkable first for the United Kingdom, a baby boy named Hugo has been born to a mother who received a womb transplant from a deceased donor. Born at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, Hugo weighed a healthy 3.09kg—and carried a story that feels almost unbelievable.His mother, Grace Bell, was born with MRKH syndrome, meaning she didn’t have a functioning womb. As a teenager, she was told motherhood like this wasn’t possible.…
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