America’s first IVF baby speaks out about her experience

She’s literally the first among equals. 

At first glance, Elizabeth Carr appears to be an average, 44-year-old East Coaster. But unbeknownst to most, she’s made an indelible mark on US history as the nation’s first baby born via IVF. 

“I really feel like a big older sister to a lot of children around the world,” Carr, a public relations rep and advocate, based in Boston, told Britannica. “I was born on December 28, 1981…the process of in-vitro fertilization had never been done in the United States before.”