Womb Transplant UK Charity
Lead surgical team who carried out the first successful womb transplant in the UK including 132 Harley Street practitioners: Professor J Richard Smith and Mr Benjamin Jones.
Approximately 1 in 5000 women in the UK are born without a viable womb, making womb transplantation a possibility for those wishing to carry a child.
BBC News Report – April 2025
First baby born in the UK to woman with transplanted womb
First baby born in the UK from a womb transplant
In February 2025, Amy Isabel was born. The first baby born in the UK from a womb transplant, a groundbreaking achievement in reproductive medicine.
Each womb transplant costs approx £25,000
WTUK receives no funds from the NHS to carry out womb transplant operations and rely solely on the generosity of our financial donors. WTUK is greatly appreciative of any support you may be able to give.
WTUK first successful womb transplant
operation
Step by Step Basic Guide
Recipient & Donor
The recipient was a 34 year old
woman. The Donor wasthe
Recipient’s older sister who
has had 2 children.
Removal of womb
WTUK surgery team remove
the older sister’s womb, cervix,
fallopian tubes and blood
vessels around the organ.
Credit: Daily Mail
Womb transplant
WTUK surgery team carry out
the womb transplant including
the most challenging aspect of
connecting the blood vessels.
Hospital stay
The donor stayed 4 days in
hospital post operation and the
recipient stayed 9 days in
hospital post operation.
Womb Transplant – How it works
Step by Step Basic Guide
Egg extraction
Mother to be has eggs extracted and fertilised.
Womb transplant
The donor womb is transplanted into the recipient who starts a course of
immunosuppressants.
Credit: Daily Mail
Embryo’s implant
Once the womb is secure embryos are implanted and baby is eventually born by
Caesarean section.
Womb removal
Womb later removed so recipient can stop taking immunosuppressant drugs.
BBC News Report – August 2023
BBC News report following Womb Transplant UK Charity’s first successful womb transplant operation
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