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Detailed explanation-1: -World IVF Day also known as World Embryologist Day is celebrated on the 25th of July every year. This day marks the birthdate of first baby that was conceived and successfully birthed. We recognise this day to celebrate the success and importance of IVF as an effective method of conceiving.

Detailed explanation-2: -World IVF Day is celebrated globally on 25th July every year to mark the birth of Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first IVF baby.

Detailed explanation-3: -It wasn’t until 1978 that the first successful IVF pregnancy and live birth occurred. Dr. Patrick Steptoe and Dr. Robert Edwards performed the procedure in England, resulting in the birth of Louise Brown on July 25, 1978.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown became the first baby to be born through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) method. Since then, IVF has become a ray of hope for couples with infertility issues who dream of having a baby. Therefore, Brown’s birthday is celebrated every year as the World Embryologist Day.

Detailed explanation-5: -India learned of this breakthrough on Doordarshan, national television’s evening news, on the evening of 6 August 1986: The first test-tube baby in India was born to Mrs. Mani Chawda, a twenty-four-year-old housewife at KEM Hospital Bombay.