1,000 in vitro fertilised babies born at Hue central hospital

The Hue Central Hospital celebrates the 10th anniversary of 1,. (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The Hue Central Hospital has so far delivered 1,000 babies
conceived via in (IVF) after 0 years of practising the technique.

Since the first
six IVF babies were born in July 2008, the hospital has improved its capacity
to carry out about 400 – 500 IVF cycles per year, with success rate ranging
between 35 and 40 percent.

The Law on
Marriage and Family allowed surrogacy from January 1, 2015. On July 28, 2016,
the ’s first surrogate baby was born, weighing 3.5 kilogrammes.

In April 2016, the
hospital established a reproductive support department. It aims to build a
reproductive support centre for the central region in the future.-VNA