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UK's First Baby Born from Deceased Donor Womb Transplant
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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In 2024, the British woman Grace Bell received a new uterus from a donor at the Oxford Transplant Centre. Afterwards, she was pregnant and gave birth to her son Hugo.
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