«1978: First 'test tube baby' born». BBC. 25 de julio de 1978. Consultado el 13 de junio de 2009. «The birth of the world's first "test tube baby" has been announced in Manchester (England). Louise Brown was born shortly before midnight in Oldham and District General Hospital».
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