Doctors and nurses of Hospital A welcome the first three IVF babies in the northern province of Thai Nguyen (Photo: VNA)Thai
Nguyen (VNA) – Three babies conceived via
(IVF) in the northern province of Thai Nguyen were born on December 4, Hospital
A’s director Do Minh Thinh said.
The
surgery took about one hour and was performed by Deputy Minister of Health Dr Nguyen
Viet Tien and Thinh, with assistance from the nursing staff.
The
first baby was born to Chu Thi Huyen, a resident of Dai Tu district’s Khoi Ky commune,
while Tran Thi Dien from Ky Phu Commune had twins.
This
was the first time that a hospital in the province successfully conducted
procedures and delivered . The IVF procedures were done in March, Thinh said.
It
was a milestone for the hospital staff and would give hopes to thousands of
married couples in the region who had been unable to conceive naturally,
according to the hospital director.
The
hospital’s reproductive support unit was set up last June and was the first for
a dozen of northern mountainous provinces that offers assisted reproduction, Thinh
said.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
