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Science is incredible! Embryo frozen 24 years ago has finally been born a beautiful, healthy baby

The baby's mum was only 18 months old when the embryo, that would one day become her child, was frozen.

A Tennessee woman has given birth to a baby girl who was frozen as an embryo 24 years ago. The babyโ€™s mum, now 26, was only 18 months old when the embryo (which would one day become her child) was frozen. Now, everyone is oohing and ahh-ing over the extraordinary โ€” and adorable โ€” miracle baby.

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On November 25, Tina and Benjamin Gibson became parents of the little bundle of joy, who now holds the all-time record for the longest-frozen embryo to come to birth. (Wow โ€” not many people can say they broke a record right after they were born!) The Gibsons were able to have their little girl through the National Embryo Donation Center, a faith-based embryo adoption program, which helps couples trying to conceive pair up with potential embryos that will not be used by the genetic parents.

Speaking of โ€˜miracle babiesโ€™ โ€“ WATCH this baby โ€˜walkโ€™ out of the womb. Article continues after videoโ€ฆ

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Emma was frozen all the way back in 1992, and was finally thawed in March this year. She was implanted two days later. And today, Emma is a beautiful little darling, weighing in at a healthy 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches long.

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โ€œEmma is such a sweet miracle,โ€ her father, Benjamin Gibson, said in a news release. โ€œI think she looks pretty perfect to have been frozen all those years ago.โ€

Carol Sommerfelt, director of the NEDCโ€™s lab, said the whole experience was โ€œdeeply moving.โ€

She added, โ€œI will always remember what the Gibsons said when presented with a picture of their embryos at the time of transfer: โ€˜These embryos could have been my best friends,โ€™ as Tina herself was only 25 at the time of transfer.โ€

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Now, the organisation is hoping couples who have embryos in long-term storage will consider this as an option for other people who want to become parents.

What a beautiful and incredible story!

h/t WPXI

This article first appeared on Womanโ€™s World.

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