American Experience

Season 19 Episode 4: Test Tube Babies

History of in vitro fertilization, traces IVF from an early success with rabbits to the present. Included: controversy and setbacks; the 1978 birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first IVF-born baby; the birth of America's first test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, in 1981. Also: comments from scientists, a couple involved in a lawsuit against a hospital.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

37

Episodes:

396

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1988

IMDb:

6.5