First live birth after deceased donor uterine transplant takes place at the Cleveland clinic

This June 18, 2019 photo provided by the Cleveland Clinic 

Cleveland Clinic in Ohio becomes the first hospital in North America to deliver a baby born out of uterus that was transplanted after the donor was deceased.

The mother, who is in her mid-30s, is part of a groundbreaking research trial involving 10 women with uterine factor infertility, who are all destined to receive uterus from deceased donors.  Since the start of the trial, the team has performed 5 uterine transplants, of which 3 were successful, including the one which resulted in a live birth. Two other women are waiting for embryo transfer.

The baby was delivered “en caul,” meaning the amniotic sac remained intact until after the delivery. This is an extremely rare but safe occurrence and happened spontaneously with this delivery, adding to the special occasion. The woman whose identity was not disclosed chose to remove the uterus after delivering the baby.

This is the second birth from a uterus from a deceased donor, the first occurred in 2017 in a Brazilian trial involving a 32-year-old woman born without a womb who received a uterine transplant from a 45-year-old woman who'd died of a stroke.

Here is the video from Cleveland Clinic