On July 26, 2025, Ohio, USA, a boy named Thaddeus Daniel Piercewho is named The oldest child in the world His unusual history is that he was born from an embryo which was stored in frozen condition up to above 30 years.
How is that possible?
The embryo was initially frozen in 1994 during an in vitro procedure conducted in Linda Archerd and her husband, who long sought child.
During the first procedure, their daughter was born, but the three remaining embryos were cryogenically preserved. After Linda's divorce, who was granted the right to embryos, she paid for many years to store them with the hope of another pregnancy. After undergoing menopause and considering various options, she decided to donate embryos for adoption through the Christian adoption agency NightLight Christian Adoptions.
The embryo from which Thaddeus originated adopted the Christian marriage of Lindsey and Tim Pierce, who could thus become parents after years of efforts to child. Thaddeus was born healthy and strong, and this event is considered historic, as it is the oldest known case of the birth of a child from so long frozen embryo.
Thaddeus also has a 30 - year - old biological sister and family who happily welcomed his birth.
A Similar History
Molly Gibson of Tennessee was born in 2020 of an embryo frozen in 1992, making it the oldest child born of such a long-keeping embryo. Molly broke her older sister Emma's record, which also came into the world thanks to an embryo held for 25 years.
Such situations show tremendous progress in reproductive medicine, which allows the safe storage of embryos for decades and subsequent birth of healthy children.
