Louise Brown
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| Louise Joy Brown | |
| Born | Louise Joy Brown July 25, 1978 Oldham, England |
|---|---|
| Weight | 5 lb 12 oz (2.608 kg) at birth |
| Known for | First in-vitro baby |
| Spouse(s) | Wesley Mullinder (2004–present) |
| Children | 1 son (b. 2006) |
Louise Joy Brown (born July 25, 1978, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England) is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
Brown was born to Lesley and John Brown, who had been trying to conceive for nine years, but without success because of Lesley's blocked fallopian tubes.[1] On November 10, 1977, Lesley Brown underwent the procedure by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.
Although the Browns knew the procedure was experimental, the doctors did not tell them that no case had yet resulted in a baby. This has raised questions of informed consent.[2] Louise Brown was born at 11:47 p.m. at Oldham General Hospital, Oldham, through a planned caesarean section delivered by registrar John Webster.[3] She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces (2.608 kg) at birth.[1] Her younger sister, Natalie Brown, was also conceived through IVF, four years later, and became the world's fortieth IVF baby, and the first one to give birth herself—naturally—in 1999.[1]
Louise Brown married nightclub doorman Wesley Mullinder in 2004, with Dr. Edwards attending their wedding.[1] Their son, conceived naturally,[4] was born on December 20, 2006.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday", Agence France-Presse, July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ Robin Marantz Henig, Pandora's Baby, Houghton Mifflin, 2004, p 134
- ^ BBC NEWS | Health | 'I helped deliver Louise'
- ^ Louise Brown, first test tube baby, is pregnant | Science | The Guardian
- ^ BBC NEWS | UK | Baby son joy for test-tube mother
