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Couple gets octuplets after in vitro fertilization too successful
December 19, 2011, Monday
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WHILE doctors are developing new methods to optimize successful test-tube pregnancy rates, the process was too successful for a couple in south China's Guangzhou, who ended up with eight babies.
The infertile couple that had desperately longed to have babies, transferred eight embryos into the uterus of the wife and two surrogate mothers they hired in order to ensure a higher success rate.
However, all eight embryos survived and the "octuplets" were born last October.
The wife carried three babies, while the two surrogate mothers carried three and two babies respectively, Guangzhuo Daily reported today.
The wealthy family hired 11 nannies and a driver to take care of the octuplets, four girls and four boys. They reportedly spent 1 million yuan (US$157,522) on the in vitro fertilization procedure and over 100,000 yuan each month on raising the eight babies.
However, medical experts said such practices should not be encouraged as multiple births often lead to risky preterm births and other complications, the report said.
The infertile couple that had desperately longed to have babies, transferred eight embryos into the uterus of the wife and two surrogate mothers they hired in order to ensure a higher success rate.
However, all eight embryos survived and the "octuplets" were born last October.
The wife carried three babies, while the two surrogate mothers carried three and two babies respectively, Guangzhuo Daily reported today.
The wealthy family hired 11 nannies and a driver to take care of the octuplets, four girls and four boys. They reportedly spent 1 million yuan (US$157,522) on the in vitro fertilization procedure and over 100,000 yuan each month on raising the eight babies.
However, medical experts said such practices should not be encouraged as multiple births often lead to risky preterm births and other complications, the report said.
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