Every once in a while, a woman gives birth in a way that really makes people stop and stare. In 1978, that woman was Lesley Brown, who gave birth to the first baby conceived via IVF. In 2009, that woman was Nadya Suleman, also known as the Octomom, who gave birth to octuplets and became a media sensation.

Why did these births draw such intense public reaction? How did the media attention affect their children? And most importantly, was Octomom in it for the fame??

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