Mum Grace, born without a womb, explains impact of donation - ‘Every birthday when I blew out candles I'd wish for a baby… tragic donor made my dreams come true’ ... .
Five of the womb donor’s other organs were also transplanted to save the lives of four others ... The baby, Hugo RichardNorman Powell, shares his middle name with the clinical lead of Womb Transplant UK ...
The transplant marks the first birth in the UK using a womb from a deceased donor, with only two previous cases ever reported in Europe. Last year surgeons announced the UK’s first baby born from a womb transplant involving a living donor.
In a significant development, organ transplants have seen a 4-fold increase in the country -- from less than 5,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2025, according to the government ... .