Rescued Katrina embryo baby is born!
Yesterday, Noah Benton Markham was born, who was rescued as an embryo when the hospital was submerged during Hurricane Katrina.
When Katrina struck, the baby was one of 1,400 embryos frozen for storage in canisters of liquid nitrogen at a hospital in eastern New Orleans.
His mother has christened the baby 'because God put it on his heart to build an ark'.
Rebekah Markham, 32, had evacuated before the hurricane with their toddler, Glen Witter 'Witt' Markham Jr. while her husband, a New Orleans police officer, stayed to work.
Nearly for a week or so, the couple remained separated because of the hurricane. However, later she got to know that the embryos have been rescued.
Her first child is also an in vitro baby. His embryo was created at the same time as his other siblings but it was implanted immediately, while five others were frozen in case of miscarriage also because the Markhams always wanted more than one child.
But now they are not sure whether they might have a third child or not because of Rebekah's medical problems.
