Ian Craft obituary

Gynaecologist and IVF pioneer whose methods often proved controversialThe early days of assisted reproduction were fraught with controversy, as media commentators and religious figures denigrated its practitioners for playing God or interfering with nature.Louise Brown, the world ’s first baby to be conceived through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), arrived in 1978. By 2018, eight million babies worldwide had been born using IVF or related techniques. The rapid acceptance of the concept was largely due to the pioneering work of gynaecologists such as Ian Craft, who, along withRobert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe (who treated Brown ’s mother), gave infertile couples hope that they need not accept their childless state.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Fertility problems IVF Reproduction Medical research Hospitals Devon Source Type: news