Aussie First: How A Mother Gifted Her Daughter Her Uterus

Two years ago Kirsty Bryant was excited to meet her first baby. But after a traumatic birth experience, she needed a hysterectomy to stop a haemorrhage and save her life. Left without a uterus, Kirsty had to grieve the future babies she had envisioned for her family, until she stumbled across a medical trial that is changing all that. In this episode of The Quicky we speak to Kirsty - Australia's first ever uterus transplant patient and the doctor that made it all possible. For more information on the Australia's first Uterine Transplant head here Head here to donate to the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected] CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at [email protected] CREDITS Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to: Kristy Bryant - first person in Australia to undergo a uterus transplant as part of a research trial at The Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. Dr Rebecca Deans - is a gynaecologist and fertility specialist in Sydney. Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Kally Borg Audio Producer: Jacob Round Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.