A Tennessee woman has given birth to a daughter who spent 24 years as a frozen embryo — making the baby the longest-frozen embryo to successfully come to birth.
Tina and Benjamin welcomed little Emma Wren on Nov. 25, according to a press release from the National Embryo Donation Center. The embryo was originally frozen in 1992, when mom Tina was just a year old.
The embryo was thawed by medical staff at the Nedc in March 2017 and transferred into Tina’s uterus earlier this year. Emma was born weighing 6 lbs., 8 oz. and measured 20 inches long. According to the release, University of Tennessee Preston...
Tina and Benjamin welcomed little Emma Wren on Nov. 25, according to a press release from the National Embryo Donation Center. The embryo was originally frozen in 1992, when mom Tina was just a year old.
The embryo was thawed by medical staff at the Nedc in March 2017 and transferred into Tina’s uterus earlier this year. Emma was born weighing 6 lbs., 8 oz. and measured 20 inches long. According to the release, University of Tennessee Preston...
- 12/19/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
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