New Delhi: After not having children for eight years since marriage, a woman gave birth to quadruplets (four infants) through in-vitro fertilizing procedures in private facilities in Delhi, hospital authority said on Saturday.
A 32-year-old mother, a housewife, has given birth to three boys and girls, a hospital spokesman said, adding that they were all healthy and returning home now.
Ghaziabad-based pair struggled for eight years before becoming a parent.
Infertility is often associated with elderly parenthood.
However, the husband and wife are on the verge of surrender when they choose to be assisted by reproductive technology (ART), such as intrauterine (IUI) insemination to become parents, but fail due to low ovarian reserves (number of eggs in ovaries), the doctor said at the IVF clinic.
The birth took place on July 12 in the unit of innocence, a fertility clinic chain based in South Delhi.
Dr.
Gauni Agarwal, Director and Co-Founder, Innocence seeds, said the woman had passed four IUI cycles when she came to the clinic.
After investigating the reason, it was found that the levels of the Hormone Anti-Mullerian (AMH) were low, which showed low ovarian reserves, such women needed IVF, he said.
“Because cement samples produce normal results, we choose IVF after counseling because they know more about the history of infertility or family addiction, etc.
After completing the ovarian stimulation, we take four ovums that produce three embryos, which are transferred – Indian Medical Research Council allows transfers to Three embryos if the quality is not satisfactory, “the doctor said.
“When we made a trans-vaginal scan for viability on six weeks, we found three bags and four heartbeat.
Six weeks later, confirmed that the three embryos had grown, and one of them was further divided into twins,” he said.
Parents of older candidates are offered in-house fetal reduction options and described in detail about the risk of bringing quadruplet pregnancies, but “they survive,” the hospital said.
“On the sixteenth week, we put cervical stab to prevent the cervix from the opening and he is stored in antenatal spectacle.
After 33 weeks, he gave four healthy babies – three boys and one female – all heavy,” Agarwal said, ” Agarwal said Post-Partum, said the doctor.
For the fetus, the risks include pre-time delivery, restrictions on intrauterine growth (IUGR), some birth defects, twin-to-twin transfusions, and cable attachments, agarwal added.