For better or worse, the world has added one more Millennial. Sort of.
The world’s so-called “oldest baby” has been born in the U.S., from an embryo that was frozen back in 1994.
The kid’s name is Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, and he was born last Saturday to Lindsey and Tim Pierce in Ohio. They used an “adopted” embryo, from more than 30 years ago. The woman who originally froze the embryo made it available, because she no longer needed it.
The new mother said, “We didn’t go into it thinking we would break any records. We just wanted to have a baby, [it was] a rough birth but we’re both doing well now. He’s so chill. We’re in awe that we have this precious baby.”
It may be a new record, but not by much. In 2022, twin babies were born to an Oregon couple after they were frozen for 30-and-a-half years.
(The Guardian / MIT)
