# Hugo

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-24**: Hugo's Birth — The birth of Hugo is announced as the first UK success from a deceased donor transplant.
- **2023**: UK Clinical Success — The first successful womb transplant in the UK is performed using a living donor.
- **2017**: Deceased Donor Milestone — The first baby born from a deceased donor womb transplant is recorded in Brazil.
- **2014**: World First Birth — The first baby born from a living donor womb transplant occurs in Sweden.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### UK's First Birth from Deceased Donor Womb Transplant Marks Medical Milestone
2026-02-24 12:04:14 · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The birth of baby Hugo marks a historic milestone in British reproductive medicine as the first child born in the UK following a womb transplant from a deceased donor. This breakthrough validates the efficacy of uterine transplantation as a viable treatment for absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI) and significantly expands the potential donor pool for the procedure.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/uk-first-deceased-donor-womb-transplant-birth-hugo

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