Test tube baby boom
(wz) Test tube babies are no longer considered extraordinary arrivals by residents of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, after a spike in the number of such births during the past decade.
The number of test tube babies born in Guangzhou last year was at least 10 times greater than a decade ago, according to Long Xiaolin, a senior doctor of the Reproductive Department from No 3 Hospital affiliated to Guangzhou University of Medical Science.
A test-tube baby is a term that refers to a child conceived through in vitro fertilization, a medical technique in which a woman’s egg is placed with her husband’s sperm in a laboratory environment to promote fertilization.
According to Long, his hospital alone welcomed more than 1,200 little miracles into the world last year, with an average of three test-tube babies born a day.
In contrast, only about 100 were born annually at Long’s hospital in the late 1990s.
The stigma once associated with artificially conceived children has receded, Long said. more…
From: »China Daily«