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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An Ohio couple welcomes a baby boy from a nearly 31-year-old frozen embryo
A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be a record length of storage time before a birth.
·Atlanta, United States
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