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

A woman has been given a womb by her older sister in the UK’s first womb transplant. The 34-year-old married woman received the organ – also called the uterus – during an operation lasting nine hours and 20 minutes at the Churchill Hospital in ...

24 Aug 2023 at 10:25

How did surgeons carry out the UK’s first womb transplant?

Surgeons worked all day and into the night to ensure the UK’s first womb transplant went smoothly. Its success was down to meticulous research, years of sharing knowledge between experts around the globe, and the hard work and dedication of ...

23 Aug 2023 at 00:01

UK’s first womb transplant paves way for dozens more

The UK’s first womb transplant means that, in future, dozens of women born without a functioning organ can carry babies of their own. – What has happened? Surgeons have performed the UK’s first womb transplant on a 34-year-old woman whose ...

23 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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

23 Aug 2023 at 08:17

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

It is more than 15 years since Professor Richard Smith presented his rabbit study on womb transplants to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Atlanta in the US. At the time, there was little cash to move ...

07 Apr 2025 at 21:44

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

The birth of a baby following the UK’s first womb transplant is a milestone which gives hope to thousands of women. – What has happened? Grace Davidson, a 36-year-old NHS dietitian from north London, has given birth to a baby, ...

07 Apr 2025 at 21:42

Baby girl makes history as first child born in the UK from a transplanted womb

Girl named Amy becomes first baby in the UK born from a womb transplant

A baby girl has made history as the first child in the UK to be born from a womb transplant. Grace Davidson, 36, from north London, received the organ – also called the uterus – from her older sister, Amy, in the UK’s first ...

08 Apr 2025 at 06:30

Womb transplant baby a ‘medical breakthrough’, says Streeting

The birth of the first child in the UK to be born from a transplanted womb is a “medical breakthrough”, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting said womb transplants could “possibly” be available on the NHS in the ...

08 Apr 2025 at 09:38

Baby girl makes history as first child born in the UK from a transplanted womb

08 Apr 2025 at 09:34

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

Doctors who worked around the clock to deliver a womb transplant baby have described the moments of joy as he was born. Hugo Powell was born weighing 6lb 13oz (3.1kg) in December at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea ...

24 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Deceased donor womb transplants give hope to couples wanting children

The birth of a baby boy in the UK’s first womb transplant involving a dead donor offers hope to other couples wanting children. – What has happened? Hugo Richard Norman Powell was born weighing 6lb 13oz (3.1kg) ...

24 Feb 2026 at 00:26

Meet Hugo, the first baby born in the UK after womb transplant from dead donor

A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who received a womb from a dead donor. Hugo Powell was delivered weighing 6lb 13oz (3.1kg) in December at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea ...

24 Feb 2026 at 00:01

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