Woman defies the odds to give birth to baby boy after double organ transplant

Against all odds: Emma Smith, 37, gave birth to baby Oliver despite having undergone a double organ transplant A woman who had a double organ transplant has defied the odds to become a mother. Emma Smith, 37, feared she may be infertile because of the side-effects of her anti-rejection drugs. But last week, the former secretary gave birth without complications to her first child - 6lb baby Oliver, the Evening Standard has revealed. She is the first woman in Britain to deliver a child by Caesarean section after receiving donor kidneys and a pancreas. Her transplant operation was performed by leading surgeon Professor Nadey Hakim from St Mary's Hospital in London. The president of the International College of Surgeons, said: 'This is extremely significant because there's always a risk that immuno-suppressant drugs will damage... [read full story]