The University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan on Wednesday, took delivery of triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) carried out in the hospital.
This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the UCH Spokesperson, Mr Toye Akinrinlola.
He said the procedure for the delivery commenced at about 1pm and it took about 46minutes.
“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.
“Osiki couldn’t hide his joy at the arrival of the babies,” the spokesman said.
The father of the babies was quoted as saying that “technology has 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”.
The Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo while expressing delight at the delivery of the triplets, enthused that it was another success story for UCH.
Otegbayo pointed out that the commitment to take UCH to an enviable level, had played out with the commencement of the IVF in 2020 and delivery of the first set of babies through the process.
He appreciated the team that took part in the delivery.
