# Oxford University Hospitals

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-24**: Birth of Baby Hugo — Doctors announce the successful delivery of the first UK baby born from a womb transplant.
- **2026-02**: Baby Hugo Born — The first UK birth from a deceased donor womb is officially announced.
- **2025-06-10**: Pregnancy Confirmed — Clinical confirmation of a healthy developing fetus within the transplanted organ.
- **2025-06**: Pregnancy Confirmed — The recipient successfully conceived via IVF following the transplant.
- **2024-05-15**: Embryo Transfer — Following a period of recovery and monitoring, a single embryo is transferred via IVF.
- **2024-05**: Deceased Donor Transplant — The surgical team performed the UK's first successful cadaveric womb transplant.
- **2023-02-01**: First UK Womb Transplant — A 34-year-old woman receives a womb from her 40-year-old sister in a landmark surgery.
- **2023-02**: First UK Womb Transplant — A living donor transplant was successfully performed between two sisters.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### UK Records First Birth Following Deceased Donor Womb Transplant
2026-02-24 12:03:40 · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The birth of baby Hugo marks a historic milestone in British reproductive medicine as the first successful delivery following a deceased donor womb transplant. This breakthrough validates the viability of cadaveric donation for uterine factor infertility, potentially expanding the donor pool for thousands of women.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/hugo-first-uk-baby-deceased-donor-womb-transplant

### UK Medical Milestone: First Baby Born Following Historic Womb Transplant
2026-02-24 02:07:09 · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The birth of baby Hugo marks the first successful delivery following a womb transplant in the United Kingdom, validating decades of surgical research. This clinical breakthrough by the Womb Transplant UK team establishes a new standard for treating absolute uterine factor infertility.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/uk-first-womb-transplant-baby-hugo

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