Doctors said the first neonatal organ transplant, conducted last year, could offer hope to the families of children on the transplant waiting list.
The girl was delivered by an emergency caesarean at Hammersmith hospital in London, weighing just over 3kg.
However, because her brain had been starved of oxygen for a period during the pregnancy, she was seriously ill. After it became clear that she would not survive, her parents and doctors discussed the possibility of her organs being donated.
Gaurav Atreja, the paediatrician who facilitated the donation, said that the baby’s parents had been “only too keen” to help other families.
