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World Service,24 Jul 2012,9 mins

The first IVF baby

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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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