COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio couple has made history after becoming parents to a baby who was frozen as an embryo more than 30 years ago, setting a record for in vitro fertilization deliveries.
Born to Lindsey and Tim Pierce of London, Ohio, on July 26, Rejoice Fertility announced the entrance of Thaddeus Daniel Pierce into the world in a news release. The clinic, operated by Dr. John Gordon, noted that the baby boy developed from an “embryo cryopreserved for more than 30 years (11,148 days), making him the longest-frozen embryo ever to result in a live birth.”
“We had a rough birth, but we are both doing well now,” Lindsey told MIT Technology Review. “He is so chill. We are in awe that we have this precious baby!”…