Molly Gibson is an American girl widely known for being frozen as an embryo for 28 years before being born on October 26, 2020.[1] She holds the world record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth.[2][3][4]
Background
editAfter being donated by a couple in 1992, the embryo of Molly was frozen and placed in a cryogenic freezer.[5] The embryo was thawed and transferred to the uterus of 28-year-old Tina Gibson in February 2020. Tina, born in April 1991, was under 2 years old when the original couple donated Molly's embryo to a clinic in the Midwest.[6] The couple had earlier adopted the embryo of Emma, a 24-year-old embryo which was the oldest human embryo in history to have been born, until Molly.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Scottie Andrew (December 2020). "Baby born from 27-year-old embryo believed to have broken record set by her big sister". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Baby born from embryo frozen 27 years ago makes history". The Independent. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Oldest human embryo used in a successful pregnancy". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Cramer, Maria (December 3, 2020). "Girl Is Born in Tennessee From Embryo Frozen for 27 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Marisa, Iati (December 3, 2020). "Meet Molly, the baby who came from an embryo frozen when her mom was a year old".
- ^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (2020-12-03). "'It's unbelievable': Mom delivers baby from 27-year-old frozen embryo". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Scutti, Susan (2017-12-17). "Frozen embryo conceived the year after her mother was born". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo". BBC News. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-05-23.