His name is “Vincent.” He is the world’s first baby born to a mother with a transplanted uterus or womb. And the parents knew there is no better name for him who signified their triumph, and gave hope to other women who were born without a uterus, or have had their wombs removed due to a sickness or for health reasons.

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The baby was born last month prematurely, but is healthy and is now at with his mother doing well. Vincent’s mother (the parents did not want to be identified) is a 36-year-old athlete from Sweden.

When she was 15, she discovered she did not have a uterus, and she was naturally devastated. A decade or so later, the women learned about research being done at the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm IVF, about transplanting wombs into women who didn't have one. She immediately signed up for the program.

It was her mother who first wanted to be the donor, but her uterus wasn’t a match. Instead, a close family friend who was 61-year-old volunteered. Last year, the transplant was done.

Early this September, Vincent was born prematurely, but otherwise in very good health.

Dr. Mats Brannstrom, professor of obstetrics and gyencology at the university and head of the research team, delivered the baby with the help of his wife who happens to be a midwife.

“The baby is fantastic,” said Dr. Brannstrom said in an interview by the Associated Press. “But it is even better to see the joy in the parents and how happy he made them.”

The team said seven other women had received womb transplants, and two of them are about 28 weeks pregnant.

For the parents, the feeling of pride has taken over the anxiety they have been experiencing since the womb transplant and since the baby was conceived.

“It was a pretty tough journey over the years, but we now have the most amazing baby,” the father told AP. “He is very, very cute, and he doesn’t even scream, he just murmurs.”

Previous womb transplants have been performed in Saudi Arabia and in Turkey, but none had resulted into successful pregnancies.

The Swedish family’s friend who donated the womb is now Vincent’s godmother. She and her two sons have been visiting frequently.