New Delhi: Life seems to have come a full circle for the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown. Twenty-eight-year-old Louise has given birth to a child of her own - a boy.
Louise, who works as an administrative assistant, and her husband thirty-seven-year-old Wesley Mullinder, were ecstatic at the safe arrival of the baby.
"She and Wesley are over the moon. It's what they've always wanted," The Sun quoted a family friend as saying.
On July 25, 1978, Louise’s birth had made headlines around the world.
Her birth was the result of 12 years of research by a British team headed by Dr Robert Edwards and Dr Patrick Steptoe. The breakthrough carved the way for couples all over the world who couldn’t have children through In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) techniques.
Even her sister Natalie, who is now 23 years old was born through IVF.
But fortunately, unlike her parents, Louise was able to conceive naturally and did not need IVF treatment.
"We are so excited about becoming parents, and I know that Louise will make a fantastic mother,” Mullinder who married Louise in 2004 was quoted by The Sun as saying.
"We are already beginning to think about getting the house kiddy-proof,” he added.
Mullinder also said that Louise did not tell him her background when they began dating but it was not an issue he worried about.
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