![Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4MX3/louise-brown-right-the-worlds-first-test-tube-baby-and-grace-macdonald-the-mother-of-the-worlds-first-test-tube-baby-boy-lay-flowers-at-the-grave-of-jean-purdy-the-first-embryologist-and-forgotten-ivf-pioneer-to-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-ivf-at-the-church-of-st-andrew-and-st-mary-in-grantchester-cambridge-PA4MX3.jpg)
Louise Brown (right), the world's first test tube baby and Grace MacDonald, the mother of the world's first test tube baby boy, lay flowers at the grave of Jean Purdy, the first
![A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4N3M/a-memorial-service-is-held-around-the-grave-of-jean-purdy-the-first-embryologist-and-forgotten-ivf-pioneer-to-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-ivf-at-the-church-of-st-andrew-and-st-mary-in-grantchester-cambridge-PA4N3M.jpg)
A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and
![Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1180/1*DZusGYZcbIGRn_eHK7TUQQ.jpeg)
Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium
![Crowdfunding to install a fitting churchyard memorial for Jean Purdy, the world's first IVF nurse-technician who died tragically young, aged 39. on JustGiving Crowdfunding to install a fitting churchyard memorial for Jean Purdy, the world's first IVF nurse-technician who died tragically young, aged 39. on JustGiving](https://images.justgiving.com/image/46c45e7c-0adf-4f1e-b808-bc2a49bc54af.jpg)
Crowdfunding to install a fitting churchyard memorial for Jean Purdy, the world's first IVF nurse-technician who died tragically young, aged 39. on JustGiving
Fertilys - Today, we highlight Jean Purdy, the nurse, embryologist and pioneer who dedicated her professional life to the success of In Vitro Fertilization. Jean Purdy is considered one of IVF's 3
![World's first test tube baby reveals cruel package her parents received in post after her controversial birth - Mirror Online World's first test tube baby reveals cruel package her parents received in post after her controversial birth - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article12961178.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_40-years-of-IVF.jpg)