ولدت لويز جوي براون في 25 يوليو 1978 في أولدهام (مانشستر الكبرى في بريطانيا العظمى)، وقد حاولت والدتها الحمل دون جدوى لمدة 9 سنوات.
وأجرى الأطباء عملية التلقيح الاصطناعي لها، وفي 10 نوفمبر 1977 أصبحت حاملاً، وبذلك أصبحت أول امرأة تلد طفلاً عن طريق التلقيح الاصطناعي.
وقد أجرت والدة لويز عملية التلقيح الاصطناعي مرة أخرى فأنجبت طفلة أخرى عام 1982.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown. Her conception was the result of research carried out by Nobel Laureate Robert Edwards, shown holding her in this photo. Since then his work has helped millions bring new life into the world. pic.twitter.com/8DzZPFCbGx
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) July 25, 2018
وتعمل لويز اليوم مربية أطفال وهي متزوجة من حارس لملهى ليلي، ولديهما ابنان أنجبتهما بشكل طبيعي.
وعادة ما كان الناس يمازحونها، بقولهم، "ألم تكن الأنابيب ضيقة عليك؟"، لكنها لم تستاء لتلك الأقوال، وكانت تتقبلها بروح مرحة.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
July 25, 2018 is the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube baby" who was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978 after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Louises birth created controversy, but also paved the way for millions IVF births across the world over the next four decades and won Robert Edwards, one of the developers of the treatment, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
ولا تفهم لويز إلى الآن ما سبب ردة فعل الناس العنيفة تجاهها فقد كان الكثيرون يبعثون لها هدايا على شكل أنابيب مدممة ويكتبون لها رسائل غير ودية.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن مينغ تشو تشانغ قام بالاكتشاف العلمي، فقد أجرى التجارب على الأرانب وكانت ناجحة، وأتقن روبرت إدواردز هذه العملية بعد ذلك، حيث أضاف الكثير من الملاحظات الجديدة. وبفضل ذلك يمكن للآباء والأمهات الحصول على طفل جراء التلقيح الاصطناعي، على الرغم من المشاكل الصحية الخاصة بهم.