Jump to content

Molly Gibson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

[edit]

After 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]
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Baby born from embryo frozen 27 years ago makes history". The Independent. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ "Oldest human embryo used in a successful pregnancy". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. ^ Cramer, Maria (December 3, 2020). "Girl Is Born in Tennessee From Embryo Frozen for 27 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Marisa, Iati (December 3, 2020). "Meet Molly, the baby who came from an embryo frozen when her mom was a year old".
  6. ^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (2020-12-03). "'It's unbelievable': Mom delivers baby from 27-year-old frozen embryo". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. ^ Scutti, Susan (2017-12-17). "Frozen embryo conceived the year after her mother was born". CNN. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  8. ^ "Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo". BBC News. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-05-23.