Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’, was born on 25 July 1978 and given the middle name “Joy” by Patrick Steptoe, who successfully delivered her by Caesarean section. He said her birth would bring Joy and Hope to childless people around the world. It has!
It was an absolute thrill to attend the Cunard Gala at the London Film Festival for the World Premiere of the film Joy, which tells the story of the three pioneers of IVF and their ten years of work leading up to my birth in 1978.
The film “Joy” - based on events that led to my birth – gets its world premiere in London on October 15 and will be released on Netflix from November 22.
