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World's 1st 'test tube' baby gives birth

28-year-old Louise Brown, conceived through in-vitro fertilization, has boy

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Louise Brown, whose birth as the world's first test-tube baby in 1978 was a worldwide sensation, has quietly given birth to her first child, conceived the old-fashioned way.
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updated 10:05 a.m. ET Jan. 15, 2007

LONDON - Louise Brown, who was the world’s first “test-tube” baby, has given birth to her first child.

Cameron John Mullinder was born Dec. 21 in the western English city of Bristol, reports said.

“He’s tiny, just under 6 pounds, but he’s perfect,” the Mail on Sunday newspaper quoted her as saying. The baby was naturally conceived.

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The 28-year-old married Wesley Mullinder, 37, three years ago.

Her sister, Natalie, who also was conceived through in-vitro fertilization, in 1999 became the first “test-tube” baby to give birth.

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