Woman gives birth after womb transplant in world 1st

A Swedish doctor says a woman has given birth to a baby after receiving a womb transplant, a world first.

The 36-year-old mother received a uterus from a close family friend last year. Her baby boy was born prematurely but healthy last month, and he and the mom are now at home and well.

The Swedish research team practices before the operations to transplant womb. Dr. Mats Brannstrom says a baby boy born prematurely after a womb transplant is "fantastic." (Johan Wingborg/University of Goteborg/Associated Press)

Dr. Mats Brannstrom says the baby is "fantastic." He is the professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm IVF who led the research.

Details of the case are to be published soon in the medical journal, Lancet.

The identity of the woman or where she lives was not disclosed.