On this day in history, 25th july 1978, the first “test tube” baby, Louise Brown, was born weighing 2.6 kg to Leslie and John Brown who had up to this point been unable to have a child due to Leslie’s lack of proper fallopian tubes. The couple eventually learned of and agreed to try In vitro fertilization (IVF), though the doctors did not tell them that no baby had ever successfully been born via this experimental method. None-the-less Louise was born healthy, albeit prematurely due to some complications during pregnancy. This success paved the way for about 4 million other IVF babies being born to date. Ultimately, rather than a natural birth, the doctors decided for Louise to be born via a Caesarian section. According to Dr. John Webster...