As reported by The Guardian, it was a groundbreaking moment for UK medicine when Grace Davidson became the first woman in the UK to give birth after a womb transplant.
Her healthy baby girl, Amy Isabel, was born in February 2025 at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in London.
The womb was donated by Grace’s sister, Amy, a deeply generous and life-changing gift. The transplant was part of a UK charity program based on over 25 years of research by Professor Richard Smith and Miss Isabel Quiroga.
Grace was born with Mayer-Rokistansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. It is a rare condition that affects about 1 in 5,000 women. It causes an underdevelopment or missing uterus. While her ovaries function normally, she was unable to carry a pregnancy.
This milestone gives new hope to women born without a functioning womb or who lost theirs due to illness.
While over 100 womb transplants have taken place globally, this success in the UK opens a new chapter in fertility treatment.
