A baby boy in Ohio, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, made history as the “world’s oldest baby,” born on July 26 from a 1994 embryo frozen for over 30 years, according to MIT Technology Review.
In 1994, Linda Archerd and her then-husband created four embryos through IVF, one of which led to the birth of their daughter. The remaining embryos were frozen. After their divorce, Archerd was granted custody and later chose to donate one through embryo “adoption,” selecting the Pierces—a white, Christian married couple—as the recipients.
“We didn’t go into it thinking we would break any records,” Lindsey Pierce told the MIT Technology Review. “We just wanted to have a baby.”
The embryo transfer was performed by Dr. John Gordon, a reproductive endocrinologist whose clinic, guided by his Reformed Presbyterian faith, aims to reduce stored embryos by giving each a chance at life.
Despite a difficult birth, both mother and baby are healthy. Lindsey described Thaddeus as calm, and Archerd noted his strong resemblance to her own daughter as a baby.
In a groundbreaking moment for fertility science, baby Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born in July 2025 from an embryo frozen for more than 30 years—setting a new world record. Created in 1994, the embryo was successfully preserved through advanced cryopreservation techniques and… pic.twitter.com/5Fcden6Wq1
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