BY REBECCA AJANI
THE University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Wednesday, took delivery of the first In Vitro Fertilization triplets.
The father of the all-female triplets, Dr. Kehinde Osiki of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, was on ground to witness the delivery of the babies.
Their mother, who works with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, also expressed great joy at the successful delivery.
The delivery procedure, which reportedly commenced at about 1pm, was said to have lasted about 46 minutes.
UCH communication team disclosed the feat in a statement, saying, ‘’The mother and the babies, all females, are in good condition.
“The babies weighed 1.4kg, 2.5kg and 2.4kg respectively. The elated father, Dr. Kehinde Osiki of the Department of History and Strategic Studies at the University of Lagos was on ground to witness the delivery of the babies.”
The hospital added, “Dr. Osiki could not hide his joy at the arrival of the babies. He pointed out that Technology had brought relief to problems often attributed to spirituality, saying that instead of people carrying the burden of superstition, they should rather seek scientific solutions to problems.
‘’He encouraged married couples who could not fertilise not to lose hope as solutions abound for all problems. The mother of the triplets works with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan.”
Chief Medical Director, UCH, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, expressed delight at the delivery of the triplets, saying it was another success story for the Hospital.
While appreciating the team that took part in the delivery, he said the commitment to take UCH to an enviable level had kicked off with the commencement of the IVF in 2020.
Former Chief Medical Director of UCH, Prof. Abiodun Ilesanmi, commended Otegbayo for not abandoning the IVF project, which he (Ilesanmi) initiated about 13 years ago.
