US EditionBaby Born From 31-Year-Old Embryo in Ohio Breaks World Record
OHIO, UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The embryo was created in 1994 and adopted after years of fertility challenges; the baby is the oldest born from a frozen embryo, a rare success in assisted reproduction.
- According to MIT Technology Review, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, a baby boy, was born on July 26, 2025, from an embryo created in 1994, making him the oldest on record.
- Having three embryos remaining after her 1990s IVF, Linda Archerd donated two through Nightlight Christian Adoptions’ Snowflakes program, where Lindsey and Tim Pierce were matched after seven years.
- The record-breaking embryos had been slow frozen in a plastic vial, and two were transferred into Lindsey Pierce’s uterus at a Tennessee IVF clinic.
- One embryo successfully implanted, resulting in Thaddeus Daniel Pierce’s birth, with photos showing his resemblance to Linda Archerd’s daughter, though they have yet to meet.
- With over 1.5 million frozen embryos, US estimate, Sarah Atkinson notes that embryo viability concerns have been challenged, despite long-term storage doubts.
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Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on July 26, in Ohio. He was born from a frozen embryo more than 30 years earlier, making it the oldest baby in the world. - An embryo frozen for 30 years... The oldest baby in the world was born in the United States (International).
Born on July 26, in the United States of America (USA), Thaddeus Daniel Pierce. According to the report, the embryo was stored in a reserve for a little more than 30 years since 1994. In an exclusive publication, the...
'World's Oldest Baby' Born From 30-Year-Old Frozen Embryo
An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world. According to an exclusive scoop from MIT Technology Review's Jessica Hamzelou, the newborn baby boy was conceived in the United States in May 1994 to one set of parents and born on 26 July 2025 to another set of parents. For decades, the embryo remained frozen in time, both young and old all at once. Related: 8 Babies Bo…
A baby was born in the United States from an embryo that was more than thirty years old and was frozen in 1994. The couple, who obtained the embryo through a donor program, were in their early childhood at the time of its creation.
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