Baby girl emerges first child in UK to be born from womb transplant

A remarkable medical milestone was achieved in the UK with the birth of Amy, the first baby born from a womb transplant, after her aunt, Amy Purdie, generously donated her uterus to her sister, Grace Davidson.

Amy was born on February 27 at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, two years after her mother, Grace, underwent the groundbreaking womb transplant. Grace, 36, has Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, a rare condition that left her without a functioning womb.

“We have been given the greatest gift we could ever have asked for,” said Grace, who expressed hope that this procedure could offer new possibilities for women who are unable to carry their own children.

The transplant was carried out in February 2023 at the Oxford Transplant Centre, where Amy Purdie, 42, became the living donor. Grace’s husband, Angus Davidson, shared the emotional journey, saying that the support of the medical team made the dream of having a child a reality.

This achievement is a culmination of over 25 years of research and brings hope to women facing similar fertility challenges. More than 100 womb transplants have been carried out worldwide, with around 50 healthy babies born from these procedures since the first one in Sweden in 2013.