{"id":320463,"date":"2026-02-24T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/baby-boy-is-first-british-child-born-after-womb-transplant-from-deceased-donor\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:00:21","slug":"baby-boy-is-first-british-child-born-after-womb-transplant-from-deceased-donor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/baby-boy-is-first-british-child-born-after-womb-transplant-from-deceased-donor\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby boy is first British child born after womb transplant from deceased donor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BNTex0WGFak\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Baby boy is first British child born after womb transplant from deceased donor\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNTex0WGFak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hugo has become the first British baby to be born using a womb transplanted from a dead donor.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>He was born 10 weeks ago at Queen Charlotte&#8217;s and Chelsea Hospital in West London.<\/p>\n<p>His mother, Grace Bell, was born without a viable womb and said he\u2019s &quot;simply a miracle&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>The surgeons involved in the birth said they hoped this success could give hope to many more women.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugo has become the first British baby to be born using a womb transplanted from a dead donor. 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