A British lesbian couple are the first to give birth to a baby that was carried in both their wombs.
Jasmine Smith-Francis, 28, gave birth to IVF baby Otis after he was first incubated by her wife, Donna, 30, via a landmark shared motherhood procedure.
The treatment is offered by the London Women's Clinic, and involves one parent contributing and incubating the eggs, while the other parent carries the foetus to term.
Lance Cpl Donna Francis-Smith told The Daily Telegraph: “We’re overwhelmed to be honest.
“You get a lot of same-sex couples where one person is doing the whole thing, and the one person is getting pregnant and giving birth, whereas with this we’re both involved in a massive way.
"We’re a close couple anyway but we both have a special bond with Otis as well which was helped by the way we’ve done it."
She added: “It’s my egg, and then they did the egg collection from me and then put it back into my body for 18 hours before being put into Jasmine’s body, and she became pregnant.”
Lance Cpl Francis-Smith has served one tour of Afghanistan, as well as being stationed in Cyprus, during her 11 years in the British Army.
The pair met through online dating, and were marries in April of last year.
They welcomed baby Otis into the world on September 30th in Colchester Essex, where the couple live.
