World’s first test tube baby tells of ‘sick’ hate mail

The world’s first test-tube baby has revealed the “sick” blood-splattered hate mail her parents received after her ground-breaking birth.

Louise Brown, 36, was born at Oldham General Hospital on July 25, 1978, after her parents Lesley and John became the first people to successfully undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

Her birth attracted controversy, with religious leaders expressing concern about the use of artificial intervention and some raising fears that science was creating “Frankenbabies”, but also paved the way for millions of further IVF births.