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The first IVF baby
In July 1978 the first baby to be conceived in a laboratory was born in England.
She was called Louise Brown and her mother had been treated with a new technique, in vitro fertilisation.
Millions of children have since been born using IVF.
(Photo: Louise Joy Brown. Credit: Getty Images)
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