Doctors at the Bắc Ninh Pediatrics and Obstetrics Hospital congratulate the family of the first baby born via in-vitro fertilization in the province. — Photo baobacninh.com.vn |
BẮC NINH — The first baby conceived via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in this
The baby, who was born after 39 weeks, weighs 3.2kg.
The girl is the first child of Nguyễn Đình Long and Hoàng Thị Huyền. Huyền became pregnant through intrauterine insemination (IUI) -- a fertility treatment that involves injecting sperm inside a woman’s uterus to facilitate fertilisation.
This is one of the complicated techniques that a few provincial can perform.
The birth of this child raises hopes for thousands of other married couples who are unable to conceive.
The hospital began operations last July.
As of May this year, the hospital has conducted IUI treatments on 30 couples, and six of them have become pregnant.
The success of the first IVF case in the province is a milestone for the hospital’s doctors and nurses,
According to the Ministry of Health, the infertility rate in Việt
The first three IVF cases in the country resulted in three babies being born on April 30, 1998.
There are 20 IVF operation centres in Việt