World Oldest Babies Born From 30 Years Old Embryos, Break Record

Science has touched new heights, this keeps getting proved when a miracle happens (although it's all science). In one such record-breaking event, science amazes you. After 30 years of embryos being frozen, twins were born in Oregon. 

An Oregon couple welcomed twins from embryos that were frozen in April 1992, 30 years ago, as per a CNN report. Earlier, Molly Gibson was born in 2020 from an embryo that had been frozen for nearly 27 years. He holds the record of being the world's oldest baby. Now the Oregon twins are dubbed as "world's oldest babies''. The twins were born on October 31 to Rachel Ridgeway and Philip Ridgeway. 

Twins Born From 30 Years Old Embryos

The National Embryo Donation Center stated that the twins, named Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway, are the longest-frozen embryos to result in a live birth. The baby girl Lydia was born at 5 pounds, 11 ounces, (2.5kg) baby boy Timothy was born at 6 pounds, 7 ounces (2.92kg). Both are in a healthy state. 

The Ridgeways family already has four other children, ages 8, 6, 3, and almost 2, they decided to have more kids by using donated embryos. 

According to the institute, the babies were a result of embryo donation, usually from parents who have extra embryos left after having babies via in vitro fertilization (IVF). 

30 years back, an anonymous donor couple donated the embryos after IVF. The eggs were cryopreserved at 200 degrees below zero. The embryos were frozen on April 22, 1992. They remained in cold storage at a West Coast fertility lab until 2007. After 15 years, the frozen embryos led to the birth of Lydia and Timothy. 

Philip Ridgeway said that we weren't looking to get the embryos that have been frozen the longest in the world. We just wanted the ones that had been waiting for the longest. There is something mind-boggling about it. In a sense, they're our oldest children, even though they're our smallest children. Later added, "I was 5 years old when God gave life to Lydia and Timothy, and he's been preserving that life ever since."

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