Baby who was born from embryo frozen for 27 years has broken the world record by becoming the world’s oldest baby.
Jomog News Nigeria reports that an East Tennessee baby identified as Molly Everette Gibson made history as a miracle baby after being born from a 27-year-old embryo, which technically makes her the world’s oldest baby.
Molly Everette Gibson was frozen as an embryo for more than 27 years before being born to her parents, Tina and Ben Gibson.
She was frozen on October 14, 1992, then thawed by National Embryo Donation Center Lab Director & Embryologist Carol Sommerfelt on February 10, 2020 and transferred to Tina’s uterus by NEDC President & Medical Director Dr. Jeffrey Keenan on February 12, 2020.
Tina gave birth to Molly in late October, nearly 27 years after her embryo was first frozen.
Her birth is believed to have set a new record, one previously held by her older sister, Emma Wren Gibson, who was frozen as an embryo for 24 years, for the longest-frozen embryo known to have to resulted in a birth.
Emma, the Gibsons’ older daughter, was born in November 2017 and set the previous record for the longest-frozen embryo known to have resulted in a birth, according to the center.
The records didn’t matter much to the Gibsons.
“I think this is proof positive that no embryo should ever be discarded, certainly not because it is ‘old!” said Dr. Keenan. “This is also a testament to the excellent embryology work of Carol Sommerfelt. She is perhaps the preeminent embryologist in the country when it comes to thawing frozen embryos. And of course, it’s a testament to how good God is, and to His infinite goodness and love.”
Molly Everette Gibson, seen adorably sleeping, has set what’s thought to be a record.
Though Molly Gibson is just over one month old, she could’ve been born at any point in the last 27 years.
Before Emma and then Molly set records, little was known about the viability of older embryos. And when she found out Emma’s embryo had been frozen for so long, Gibson worried the age would lessen her chances of becoming pregnant.
