Maternity Milestone: Uterus transplant deemed a success after a year when woman gives birth
DALLAS—It took well over a year to determine if a woman who received a womb transplant would become the first in the U.S. to give birth, transplant surgeons in Dallas said Monday.
Baylor University Medical Center officials said at a news conference that the mother has returned home and her newborn son is fine. He remains hospitalized for monitoring.
It took months to ensure that the transplanted uterus would be functional and then many more to determine if the implanted embryo would prove viable, Dr. Tiffany Anthony said.
Officials on Friday confirmed the birth. They have declined to identify the mother, who was born without a uterus.
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