Surgeons at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a leader in uterus transplants, revealed that the world's first baby was born from a robot-transplanted uterus.
A baby boy carried in a uterus implanted into his mother by a robot was born in a world first.
The youngster, who has not been named, weighed six pounds and 13 ounces when he was born via planned C-section in Sweden last month. Both the child and his 35-year-old mother are doing well.
The pregnancy was made possible when a family member agreed to donate their uterus to the mother, who then had a fertilized egg implanted into it via IVF. The case marks the first time robots have been used for the procedure.
It will give hope to the tens of thousands of American women who don't have a uterus — which can be due to cancer or a medical condition — or have one unable to carry infants.
Surgeons used robots to help carry out the surgery in Sweden, which are less invasive and reduce the risk of developing an infection
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