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UK's First Baby Born from Deceased Donor Womb Transplant

Baby Hugo, born weighing 6lb 13oz, is the UK's first child from a deceased donor womb transplant, part of five UK transplants with 74% one-year organ function success.

  • 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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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.

·Oxford, United Kingdom
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ITV broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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