Meet Thaddeus: The baby born 31 years after his embryo was frozen

• Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born in Ohio on 26 July from an embryo frozen for 31 years, potentially setting a new world record as the "oldest baby".
• His parents, Lindsey and Tim Pierce, adopted the embryo after trying to conceive for seven years.
• The embryo was created via IVF in 1994 by Linda Archerd, who had stored it for years before donating it through the Snowflakes programme.
• Ms Archerd maintained involvement in the donation process, selecting an adoptive family based on specific criteria, as the child would be a biological sibling to her adult daughter.
• The previous record for the "oldest" baby was held by twins born in 2022 from embryos frozen in 1992.

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Couple welcomes world’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994