My name is Elizabeth Carr. I am the first baby born through in-vitro fertilization in the United States in 1981 and the 15th in the world. Due to scar tissue from a previous surgery, my mother had three ectopic pregnancies before her OBGYN suggested she look into IVF. At the time of my birth, IVF had only recently been done successfully in the United Kingdom and Australia and was illegal in Massachusetts where my parents lived.
My parents learned of a clinic in Virginia, run by Drs. Howard and Georgeanna Jones and decided to give the unproven technique a try. In my professional life, I am Managing Editor at Dailybreak.com. I love to run marathons, have done several triathlons, and am a total coffee addict. I have spoken about fertility and infertility around the world. However, my best accomplishment is keeping up with my almost 6-year-old son. Prior to Dailybreak, I was an editor at Runner’s World, and The Boston Globe.
“It’s amazing to watch fertility technology evolve since my birth as the first IVF baby in the United States.” –Elizabeth Carr
Facebook Elizabeth Carr
Twitter @EJordanCarr
Instagram @ejordan12
Google+ ElizabethComeau
Website Roving Muse Website
Event MRSi Public Day 2017
Video Elizabeth Carr meets World’s 1st IVF baby Louise Brown
that was a fun interview, imagine doing another interview 20-30yrs later with a 2yo cancer patient preserving fertility (that’s currently in news). wouldn’t it be cool? 🙂
Hello Nimisha, thank you for the comment. Yes saw how a 2 year old cancer baby had her fertility preserved. Amazing how science is helping people. Thank you for sharing.
I see interesting videos you’ve got here. It must be hard to live your life in public eye. Technology has come so far.