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| Boy born to mothers who carried baby in both wombs | Boy born to mothers who carried baby in both wombs |
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| A couple have given birth to a son from an egg that was in both their wombs, in what is claimed to be a world first. | |
| Jasmine Francis-Smith gave birth to Otis two months ago after the egg was implanted that had first been incubated by her wife Donna. | |
| The "shared motherhood" procedure at London Women's Clinic used technology from a Swiss fertility company. | The "shared motherhood" procedure at London Women's Clinic used technology from a Swiss fertility company. |
| Jasmine said: "It has emotionally brought us closer together. We are a true family." | Jasmine said: "It has emotionally brought us closer together. We are a true family." |
| The procedure works by placing the eggs of the biological mother inside a miniature capsule which is inserted into her womb, where they are incubated. | The procedure works by placing the eggs of the biological mother inside a miniature capsule which is inserted into her womb, where they are incubated. |
| After that, the eggs are taken out of the biological mother's womb and placed in the womb of the birth mother. | After that, the eggs are taken out of the biological mother's womb and placed in the womb of the birth mother. |
| The process, called In Vivo Natural fertilization, was pioneered by Swiss firm Anecova. | The process, called In Vivo Natural fertilization, was pioneered by Swiss firm Anecova. |
| Jasmine, 28, from Northamptonshire, said: "The whole process was an amazing experience and we got everything we wanted from it." | Jasmine, 28, from Northamptonshire, said: "The whole process was an amazing experience and we got everything we wanted from it." |
| She explained the procedure made her and her wife Donna, 30, from Nottinghamshire, "feel equal in the whole process". | She explained the procedure made her and her wife Donna, 30, from Nottinghamshire, "feel equal in the whole process". |
| Jasmine, who lives with Donna in Colchester, Essex, said "there is nothing we would change" about the pregnancy and the birth of Otis. | Jasmine, who lives with Donna in Colchester, Essex, said "there is nothing we would change" about the pregnancy and the birth of Otis. |
| Dr Kamal Ahuja, managing and scientific director of London Women's Clinic, said this was "the first birth in the world with shared motherhood" using the technology. | Dr Kamal Ahuja, managing and scientific director of London Women's Clinic, said this was "the first birth in the world with shared motherhood" using the technology. |