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According to Director of Hue Central Hospital Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Phu, this is among the first three surrogacies at the hospital, out of a total of more than ten cases received.
The 3.5 kg baby girl was born to biological parents residing in Tu Ha ward, Huong Tra town, Thua Thien-Hue province, marking the successful deployment of in-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy at Hue Central Hospital.
The couple was married in 2008 and the wife could not get pregnant as she had a hysterectomy due to large uterine fibroids and severe complications.
In-vitro fertilisation was introduced at the hospital in November 2007, and so far nearly 1,000 babies have been born thanks to the procedure.
According to Professor Phu, Hue Central Hospital is among three hospitals across the country assigned by the Ministry of Health to facilitate surrogacy, in addition to the Hanoi-based National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tu Du Hospital.
Surrogacy can only be done through in-vitro fertilisation.
Ovule from the biological mother are fertilised with the husband’s sperm to...