29 Jul 2021

The Rest Is History: the birth of the world's first IVF baby

From Lately, 10:40 pm on 29 July 2021

On the Rest is History we look back to this week in 1978 when the world's first IVF baby was born in Manchester, England. Karyn speaks with New Zealander Dr Richard Fisher who was in the UK at the time finishing his study of obstetrics and gynaecology. He later co-founded Fertility Associates in New Zealand.

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