Published 15:22 IST, December 5th 2019

British same-sex couple becomes first ever to accomplish 'shared motherhood' procedure

A British couple became the first same-sex couple where both partners carried the baby. One partner incubated the egg & one carried the foetus and gives birth

Reported by: Shubham Bose
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With a procedure kwn as 'Shared Morhood', a British female same-sex couple shared carrying baby in both ir wombs becoming first couple to have successfully tried method. In October this year, a baby boy was born to Jasmine Francis-Smith using an egg that was originally implanted and incubated by her partner and wife Donna Francis-Smith.

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egg was implanted in Donna using IVF. landmark treatment was performed in London Women's Clinic. procedure allows both partners to participate and carry baby at some st of development. First, egg is incubated in one partner while or carries foetus. While process of artificial insemination is t uncommon between female same-sex couples, this process undoubtedly goes one step furr with both parents participating.

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Lance Corporal Donna, while speaking to local media, said both she and her partner were overwhelmed and that y h both received tons of support. Donna ded that she is aware of same-sex couples using artificial insemination but in those processes, it is only one partner doing work -- getting pregnant and giving birth. But this process, according to Donna, has brought her closer to her partner emotionally and w y both share a special bond with ir two-month-old son Otis.  family resides in Colchester, Essex.

“It’s definitely brought us closer toger emotionally. We’re a close couple anyway but we both have a special bond with Otis as well which was helped by way we’ve done it.”

Donna served in Army for 11 years, which included postings in Afghanistan and Cyprus. Donna and Jasmine met in 2014 and got married after Donna returned from Cyprus. y both feel thankful that procedure and birth went well and IVF was successful on ir first attempt cause many couples are t so lucky. 

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10:19 IST, December 5th 2019