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A NSW woman is set to become one of the first people in Australia to receive a uterus transplant as part of a landmark research project at Sydney's Royal ...

"It doesn't make me any more of a parent, but having done it once, it's just so special to be able to feel your baby moving and kicking inside you. "It's an amazing gift my Mum is giving me — she is incredibly generous and she is the reason I wanted to become a mother in the first place," she said. Dr Deans said the "ultimate goal" was to one day be able to offer uterus transplants as a fertility treatment to more women. Gynaecologist and fertility specialist Rebecca Deans, who is leading the research project at the Royal Hospital for Women, said the procedure offered hope to women "who've been unable to carry a child and have always longed to". A New South Wales woman is set to become one of the first people in Australia to receive a uterus transplant as part of a landmark research project at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. To date, uterus transplants have been performed more than 70 times around the world, including in Sweden and the United States, and resulted in more than 40 live births.