22 May 2023 , 17:16
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A mum has proven how much she loves her child - by giving her daughter her uterus.
Michelle Bryant decided to give the greatest gift of all to her daughter Kirsty so she could have a second child - and her daughter fell pregnant just weeks after the transplant.
Kirsty, 30, is the recipient of Australia's first uterus transplant - and the woman from Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, needed the transplant as after the birth of her first child Violet, she underwent a life-saving hysterectomy due to a hemorrhage.
Kirsty participated in a research trial, however, at The Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney, and her beloved mum was the donor.
Kirsty is excited that science has allowed her this second chance (60 Minutes Australia)The 16-hour surgery went well, and an embryo was transferred into the womb, and it was the same one that formed Kirsty.
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Kirsty told ABC: "I was just super excited when I found out. It almost feels like it's meant to be, but it's still sinking in that I am going to have another baby at the end of the year. It's so wonderful that my body can do this and that my mum has given me this gift.
"Mum is very excited. She can't wait to welcome another grandchild into the family…she is over the moon."
Kirsty fell pregnant weeks after receiving her mum's womb (Nine/60 Minutes)Kirsty's pregnancy is considered high-risk, so she will be closely monitored until December when her baby is due, and it's expected she'll have a cesarean at 37 weeks.
She doesn't have nerves connected to the uterus, so if she went into labour, she wouldn't be able to feel contractions. She will also be monitored every two weeks from her 18th week of pregnancy.
Uterus transplants are temporary measures expected to last about five years for women who are hoping to carry more children.
Kirsty continued: "People keep saying it's a miracle, but I try to remind them, 'No it's science. Science has got me here'."
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