A MATTER OF LIFE: The Story of IVF – a Medical Breakthrough - Couverture souple

Edwards, Robert; Steptoe, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798300069070

Editeur : Independently published, 2012

Synopsis

The Miracle of the Century

On July 25th 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first test-tube baby, was born.

This dramatic medical breakthrough, which was hailed in every country throughout the world, was the climax of 10 years of painstaking research and heart-breaking trial and error by two remarkable people – scientist Robert Edwards and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe

This is the story of their collaboration, and the unique co-operation between consultant and scientist, hospital ward and laboratory against opposition from religious and political groups through to their own profession.

Above all, it is the story of Louise Brown from the moment Patrick Steptoe secured a mature egg from her infertile mother, the fertilisation of the egg in Edward's laboratory, to the miracle of that baby’s birth.

Extraordinary, fascinating and compelling, A Matter of Life is testimony to the sheer determination of two people to bring hope and joy to thousands of childless couples throughout the world – it is, without doubt, a miracle in the history of medicine.

At the latest estimate, some twelve million babies have been born worldwide as a result of IVF.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798300069070
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Éditeur: Edwards Ruth, Steptoe Andrew
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible