Washington : With the help of science today, childless couples now have the pleasure of being a parent. In this series, a woman in the US gave birth to a baby with a 25-year-old fetus. This oldest frozen human embryo was preserved on October 14, 1992. Earlier, 20 years old fetus had given birth to a baby.
Tina Gibson of Western Tennesses gave birth to a 3.08 kilogram baby with a fetus on November 25. The length of the child at birth was 20 inches. Both mother and baby are healthy.
Expressing her happiness, Tina said, “I am only 25 years old. I could have this embryonic friend. I just wanted a child. I do not care about making a world record or not.”
Tina said that she had been married seven years ago. Her husband was suffering from cystic fibrosis. Men’s fertility decreases in this disease. Meanwhile, Tina’s father advised to adopt a fetus and raise a child with it. Tina and her husband appealed for embryonic adoption in August 2016. After several checks, the embryo was placed in the Tina’s cervix. According to Tina, the doctors at the time of implantation had said that a 25-year-old fetus could be a world record when a baby was born.