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A healthy baby boy has made history as the first child born in the UK following a womb transplant from a deceased donor and it's a moment worth celebrating.
Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and from Kent, was born with a condition called MRKH syndrome (Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome). It means she was born without a viable womb. She doesn't have periods but does have normal, functioning ovaries. At 16, she was told she'd never be able to carry her own child.
Her son Hugo was born just before Christmas 2025 at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London, weighing nearly 7 lbs. He's now 10 weeks old.
What is MRKH Syndrome?
MRKH syndrome is a congenital condition where the uterus and sometimes the upper part of the vagina are underdeveloped or absent, while the ovaries function normally. It affects approximately 1 in 5,000 women. Because the ovaries work, people with MRKH can produce eggs, which is what makes IVF with a transplanted womb possible. Until recently, ...
Carly Malo is myStoria's Head of Concierge. She has 2 decades of experience in direct nursing care, having worked in long-term care, sports medicine, practical nursing, and fertility/reproductive health.
