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Womb Transplant UK

Womb Transplant UK has spent decades developing transplantation for women born without a womb or who have lost one. NMF has supported the work for many years, and Nick Maughan is a patron of the charity.

In February 2025 the programme reached its landmark. A woman who had received a womb from her sister at Oxford's Churchill Hospital gave birth to a healthy baby girl, the first such birth in the UK. The work is led by Professor Richard Smith and Isabel Quiroga.

Professor Richard Smith and Nick Maughan holding newspaper front pages
Professor Richard Smith visits Nick Maughan with front pages reporting the work, 2026.
Daily Express front page reporting the first UK birth after a womb transplant
Daily Mirror front page reporting the first UK birth after a womb transplant
Womb Transplant UK