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

The Hue Central Hospital has so far delivered 1,000 babies conceived via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) after 10 years of practising the technique.
1,000 in vitro fertilised babies born at Hue central hospital ảnh 1The Hue Central Hospital celebrates the 10th anniversary of 1,000 IVF babies. (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The Hue Central Hospital has so far delivered 1,000 babiesconceived via in vitro fertilisation (IVF) after 10 years of practising the technique.

Since the firstsix IVF babies were born in July 2008, the hospital has improved its capacityto carry out about 400 – 500 IVF cycles per year, with success rate rangingbetween 35 and 40 percent.

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

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