The boundaries of IVF technology expands the birth to USAof ‘older baby’ in the world by embryo that was frozen in 1994.
On July 26, Lindsay and Tim Pierce of Ohio, USA, wrote history, bringing the world Daniel Pierce, the baby boy born from a fetus that was frozen in 1994.
According to a Guardian report, in the early 1990s, Linda Archer and her husband, facing difficulties in having a child, decided to resort to IVF (IVF).
In 1994 four embryos were created: one of them was implanted in Linda and led to the birth of her daughter, who is now 30 years old and a mother of a 10 -year -old child. The remaining three embryos were frozen and kept.
“We didn’t start with the intention of breaking a record. We just wanted to have a child, “Lindsay told Mit Technology Review.
Archerd has gained embryo guardianship after her divorce. He was then informed of the “embryo adoption”, a form of embryos donation where both donors and recipients have a say in who will receive them. ARCHERD wanted the fetus to “adopt” a white, Christian, married couple – and so the Pierce became parents of little Thaddeus.
“We had a difficult birth, but now we’re both good,” Lindsay said. “It’s so calm. We are excited to have this precious baby, “he added.
“The first thing I noticed when Lindsay sent me the photos is how much he looks like my daughter when she was a baby. I got the book with her childhood photos and compared them and there is no doubt that they are brothers, “ARCHERD said.
The process of transporting the fetus was conducted at the clinic run by endocrinologist John Gordon, a member of the reformed presbyterian church, which seeks to reduce the number of fetuses that remain stored.
“We have some principles that stem from our faith. Every fetus deserves an opportunity in life, and the only fetus that cannot lead to a healthy baby is what is never given the opportunity to be transferred to the womb, “Gordon said.
Source: Guardian