In US 1st, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

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In US 1st, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world's first birth using a deceased donor's womb. These transplants were pioneered by a Swedish doctor who did the first successful one five years ago. The C...

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