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World’s First Baby Is Born From a Transplanted Uterus

In a world’s first event with far-reaching implications for the future of how babies are born and to whom, a 6-pound, 13-ounce baby boy has been born from a uterus that was implanted into his mother by a robot. The uterus was donated to the mother from a family member; in vitro fertilization (IVF) was used to impregnate her. The baby was born via a planned C-section. While the use of the robot was a first, this was not the first baby born from an implanted uterus. The robot enabled...