Britain's first 'male mother': Man born a woman is first in UK to give birth despite having sex change

By FIONA MACRAE

New born: Thomas Beatie gave birth to his first child, Susan, in 2008

A British man is believed to have given birth, causing an ethical controversy.
The 'male mother' started life as a woman but underwent a sex change. He is thought to have had the baby last year, while living as a man.
Medical experts said that if the womb is not removed in sex change surgery, there is nothing to stop a woman who becomes a man from having a child.
But others said that the welfare of the baby is paramount and queried how the child will deal with even the simplest of issues, such as whether to call the man 'Mummy' or 'Daddy'.

Only a handful of 'male mothers' have given birth worldwide and this is believed to be the first case in Britain.
Details were revealed by Joanna Darrell of the Beaumont Society, which provides support to those have changed sex or would like to do so, a process also known as gender reassignment.
She said the man, in his thirties, inquired about the practicalities of having a -