OHIO, USA: A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be the longest storage time before a birth. In what’s known as embryo adoption, Linda and Tim Pierce used a handful of embryos donated in 1994 in pursuit of having a child after fighting infertility for years. Their son was born Saturday from an embryo that had been in storage for 11,148 days, which the Pierces’ doctor says sets a record.

It is believed to be longest that an embryo has been frozen before resulting in a successful live birth.

Parents of boy born in Ohio, US, used ‘adopted’ IVF embryo that had been stored away for more than 30 years