World-first procedure created healthy baby from sperm taken 48 hours after man's death

By Amy Corderoy
Updated May 5 2015 - 12:10pm, first published April 12 2015 - 9:06am
The previous longest time recorded for sperm taken posthumously that produced a healthy baby was 30 hours. Photo: Natalie Boog
The previous longest time recorded for sperm taken posthumously that produced a healthy baby was 30 hours. Photo: Natalie Boog

Doctors have been able to use sperm taken two days after a man's death in a world-first procedure that has created a "happy healthy baby".

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