A man from Berlin has become the first in Germany to give birth to a
baby. He identifies as male but has a female reproductive system. The
baby boy was born on March 18th last year in a home birth, as hospitals are required to write the name of the mother in their records when a child is born.
It was delivered with the help of a midwife in the Neuköln area of
berlin. On government records the new father, who is transgender, is
registered as a man. This makes him the first male in Germany to give
birth.
He reportedly became pregnant through a sperm donation. Officially the child does not have a mother, only a father. The case is reminiscent of transgender Thomas Beatie who has given birth to three children in the US.
Transgender people are able to give birth to children because even when a woman undergoes hormone therapy to become more physically masculine, the can retain female organs.
He reportedly became pregnant through a sperm donation. Officially the child does not have a mother, only a father. The case is reminiscent of transgender Thomas Beatie who has given birth to three children in the US.
Transgender people are able to give birth to children because even when a woman undergoes hormone therapy to become more physically masculine, the can retain female organs.
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