The world’s first womb swap baby, named as
Vincent, has been delivered using an unrelated
donor in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The 36-year-old woman gave birth to the world’s
first womb transplant baby using his friend’s
womb. The boy has been called Vincent – a name
derived from the Latin for ‘to conquer’ – to mark
the extraordinary lengths his mother undertook to
have him.
An unnamed woman gave birth to the world’s first
womb transpalntant baby using his friend’s womb
Vincent’s mother was devastated when she was
told at the age of 15 that she did not have a
womb. She was able to carry her own child after a
61-year-old friend offered to donate her womb.
Despite being long past menopause, her womb
worked normally during the pregnancy.
The donor’s womb from the 61-year-old woman
has been removed – and transplanted in Vincent’s
mother. Born by C-section two months
prematurely, Vincent weighed just under 1,8 kg.
Now the miracle baby is breastfeeding and growing
well.Vincent’s father said: “We now have the most
amazing baby. He’s no different from any other
child, but he will have a good story to tell.”
“As soon as I felt this perfect baby boy on my
chest, I had tears of happiness and enormous
relief. “
His mother said: “As soon as I felt this perfect
baby boy on my chest, I had tears of happiness
and enormous relief. I felt like a mother the first
time I touched my baby and was amazed that we
finally did it. I have always had this large sorrow
because I never thought I would be a mother –
and now the impossible has become real.”
Now doctors are preparing for two more arrivals –
but this time each one is being nurtured in its
grandmother’s womb. The pregnancies are part of
a revolutionary Swedish project to allow childless
women to fulfil their dream of starting a family.
The extraordinary procedure means each womb
will have carried two generations of the same
family.
Eventually, the technique could also be used on
women who have been born without an organ or
have suffered the agony of repeated miscarriages.
Using a donated womb also means that expectant
mothers can have babies that are genetically their
own and experience the joys of pregnancy.

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