This Ordinary Looking Baby Is Actually The First Of His Kind

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Last year, Malin Stenberg was the very first woman to give birth after a womb transplant. The birth of Baby Vincent was a real medical marvel and the procedure that made his birth possible is paving the way for doctors to start experimenting to help hopeful parents around the world.

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Stenberg has Rokitansky syndrome and had all but given up hope of one day becoming a mother. She was told that conception would be impossible for her. She was just 15 years old when she was told that she did not have a womb.

"I wasn’t ready to hear it, I couldn’t take it in. I thought that this means that I’ll never be able to carry a child of my own – but that is what women are made for. It felt so unfair. I loved kids and babies and I wanted to know what I had done to deserve this. I felt so alone."

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Accepting her fate, Stenberg conceded that she would never be able to carry a child. However, when she met Nilsson, her whole outlook changed. Nilsson absolutely refused to accept that he would not get a chance to be a father. This opened the couple up to exploring different birthing methods. The looked into adoption and surrogacy before learning about an experimental method that was in its testing phase.

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Stenberg signed up to take part of the experimental project taking place at Gothenburg University. It sounded like something straight out of some sci-fi movie. As part of the project, nine women were given the wombs of other women. Most of them received wombs from their own mothers who no longer have a use for their own wombs.

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Stenberg ended up receiving a womb from a 61-year-old family friend who is now Baby Vincent's Godmother. "She’s really made a great contribution to other people in taking this step to be a donor without any payments or anything: just good will." The project was not without risk since previous attempts at womb transplants all failed, but Stenberg was hopeful that her procedure would be a success.

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After receiving her donor womb, Stenberg went through IVF treatment and got pregnant on their very first attempt. Stenberg, who was determined to carry this baby to term, said she "walked on eggshells" during her entire pregnancy up until Baby Vincent was born two months premature.

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He is now a year old and a vision of health and happiness. This blonde cutie is proof that there is hope for those who are unable to conceive. "Today it feels like we went from nothing at all to having this wonderful boy," Stenberg said. "It’s more than 100 percent. We are more than happy with this. I couldn’t wish for more."

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Since Baby Vincent was born, there have been four more successful births through womb transplantation. Since the success of this particular project, other countries have started working on their own versions of the successful transplant.

Despite being overjoyed with finally becoming parents Stenberg and Nilsson do not have plans to have another child. She has re-donated her donated womb out of fear that carrying another child would be too dangerous for herself and another baby.