“What is going to be remembered in the books of medical history is not who did the first transplant in Saudi Arabia, or the team that did the nine transplants in Sweden,” Dr Brannstrom said. “It’s who did the transplant which led to the first baby.” The Turkish transplant was from the body of a woman killed in an accident, but eight of Dr Brannstrom’s patients received their wombs from close relatives, reducing the risk of their bodies rejecting them.