Baylor Doctors Deliver First Baby Born in U.S. After Uterine Transplant

A team of Dallas doctors has achieved a significant milestone in an experimental surgery that is hoped will one day dramatically change the lives of women born with no uterus and other fertility issues.In late November, a baby boy delivered at the Baylor University Medical Center became the first in the nation to be born to a mom whose reproductive organs had been implanted from another woman’s body.Only a handful of teams globally have ever attempted the controversial uterine transplant surgery. In 2016, Baylor became the first in the U.S. to try it, using organs donated by women who are not deceased.  Continue reading...

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