At 12:45 on Friday afternoon the first baby conceived through in-vitro fertilization, was born in Santo Domingo under the auspices of the Pan American-Israeli Institute medical program, according to Listin Diario. The baby, Frank Jesus Rodriguez Gonzalez, was born at the Corazones Unidos clinic under the care of Dr. Placido Montero, and weighed in at six pounds 12 ounces. The baby and mother are fine and were due to go home on Sunday. Dr. Montero said that another 18 mothers have gone through the procedure and are currently expecting. Of the 18, one is pregnant with triplets and another with twins, as reported in El Nacional.