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test-tube baby: see in vitro fertilization in vitro fertilization (vē`trō, vĭ`trō), technique for conception of a human embryo outside the mother's body. ..... Click the link for more information. . test-tube baby 1. a fetus that has developed from an ovum fertilized in an artificial womb 2. a baby conceived by artificial insemination test-tube baby Louise Brown; first successful fertilization outside the body (1978). [Br. Hist.: Facts (1978), 596–597] See : Childbirth How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Test-tube babies are twice as likely as naturally conceived babies to have multiple major birth defects and are more likely to be underweight at birth. An estimated 150,000 test-tube babies have been born worldwide. Test-tube babies are denied the papal imprimatur because they represent the hubris of engineering what was once universally considered a matter of divine will or natural law. |
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