First baby born in Japan via in vitro fertilization

First baby born in Japan via in vitro fertilization

Masakuni Suzuki, professor who chairs the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Tohoku University School of Medicine, holds up a picture of the first baby born in Japan via in vitro fertilization during a press conference to announce the feat by his team, held at a hospital affiliated with the state university in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 14, 1983. (5th on the list of the top 10 news that happened in Japan in 1983)

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  • 1983/10/14 00:00:00
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