Farewell to Lesley Brown, mother of the first in vitro baby

  • A handout picture taken on July 12, 2008 shows the world's first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby Louise Brown (2R) posing with her son Cameron (R), her mother Lesley Brown (2L) and IVF pioneer Professor Robert Edwards (L) during a celebration ahead of Louise's 30th birthday at Bourn Hall Clinic, the first clinic in the world to offer IVF to infertile couples, in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, eastern England. The British woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby has died aged 64, her family said on Wednesday. Lesley Brown made history on July 22, 1978 when her daughter Louise was born following pioneering IVF treatment.
A handout picture taken on July 12, 2008 shows the world's… (AFP PHOTO / BOURN HALL )
June 21, 2012|By Sarah Kickler Kelber | The Baltimore Sun

Lesley Brown, who was the first mother to have a child via in vitro fertilization, has died, according to the Telegraph.

The birth of her daughter Louise made history in 1978. Lesley died at age 64 after a brief illness.

Sad news indeed -- she went through the procedures after nine years of trying to get pregnant on her own, according to MSNBC.

As the mother of a 4-year-old son conceived through IVF, I'm so thankful for the bravery of the family and for the pioneering researchers, as well. So hard to think that our own sweet child wouldn't exist if it wasn't for all of their efforts. Not to mention the tens of thousands of children born last year alone thanks to the procedure.

So thank you, Lesley, and my sympathies to Louise and the rest of the family. Rest in peace.

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