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MIRACLE BABIES MEET
Is a gathering of about 250 babies, their parents, doctors, friends and well wishers, along with infertility patients seeking treatment. This is basically an awareness and educational program, organized by Nadkarni Medical Foundation, along with 21st century hospital and Test Tube Baby Centre, Surat.
21st century hospital and test tube baby, Surat is a tertiary level referral centre for infertility treatment in Surat. It was started in March 2007, and in the last 3 years, has given more than 450 test tube babies to patients from all over Gujarat, India and abroad.
To celebrate this success, Miracle Babies meet has been organized basically for fellowship, food, fun, frolic and entertainment, in addition to education and awareness of general public, regarding infertility.
Smt. Rohini Hattangadi, noted actress , TV and theatre personality, is the chief guest on this occasion, along with Dr Usha Krishna, noted senior Obstretician and Gynecologist and Mr WS KIM, MD and CEO, LG Lifesciences, who are the guests of honour.
On this occasion, two booklets will be released, first, the brochure of 21st century hospitals Pvt, Ltd Surat, indicating the profile highlights and achievements of the hospital along with information regarding infertility treatments, for the benefit of the patients, and, second, a booklet titled "AASHA NU KIRAN - A RAY Of HOPE", in two languages. These real life stories, outline the success achieved by impossible cases we have handled so far and is intended to motivate infertile couples with repeated failures to persist with treatment and eventually conceive a child.
The hosts for this conference are mainly - Dr Purnima Nadkarni, Dr Kishore Nadkarni, Dr Pooja Singh, Dr Prabhakar Singh, Dr Akshay Nadkarni, Dr Aditi Nadkarni and their entire IVF team, who have worked relentlessly, over the last several years, for the success of this IVF program. This program is being on 15th august 2010, Our Independence Day, as part of our "FREEDOM FROM INFERTILITY" initiative.
A gathering of all babies
born in the last 12 years using assisted reproductive technologies was
held on Sunday 5th October 2003 at Hotel Fortune Galaxy, Vapi (4 pm to
8 pm)
Have you
heard or seen an event, where over 100 IUI/IVF- ICSI babies (born with
Assisted Reproductive technologies) from different parts of the
country and even abroad met and had cut the 25 kg cake together.
This was a unique event held for the first time in Gujarat state where
all babies in arms, infants, toddlers and school going children, all
representing the IVF / ICSI success stories of Nadkarni Assisted
Conception Unit & Research Centre (NACU&RC) came under one roof.
The
program was a colorful and predictably noisy affair resembling a
birthday party. The hall was bedecked with colorful frills and
balloons. Nearly 100 kids and their parents along with other invitees
graced the occasion. Mrs. Monika Kohli, the young charming 1st citizen
and wife of the Collector of Dadra Nagar and Haveli was the Chief
Guest and her graceful presence lent glamour and youthful exuberance
to the proceedings.
Dr.
Purnima Nadkarni, practicing infertility specialist, the main
architect, and director & brain behind the production of these babies
gave the welcome speech and outlined the initial difficulties in
starting these hitech procedures in a small town.
Dr.
Kishore Nadkarni, director NACU&RC outlined the IVF-ICSI success story
from 1984 to 2003 and also described the different techniques.
A
specially designed brochure and a lamination of the theme photograph
was released by the Chief Guest. Several grateful parents narrated
their experience at NACU & RC. One parent of ICSI baby came all the
way from Connecticut, USA for this function.
The
celebrations that followed included cake cutting, photography of kids
and parents, dance and karate performances by the children, a one hour
magic show by Magician D Lad from Valsad, orchestra, dance & firework
and a lavish dinner party.
400
persons, mostly grateful patients attended this programme and left
with happy memories. The kids came from neighbouring towns of Daman,
Umergoan, Bhilad, Silvassa, Udwada, Pardi, Vapi & Valsad. Some
patients were from Surat, Baroda and some were from other countries
such as UK & USA.
A data
bank was formed which will be displayed on
www.nadkarniivf.info website
which will form a helpline for other failed cases through our sharing
and caring programme for treatment of failures in infertility.
Success
rates are low in IVF/ICSI, this turnout of babies in such large
numbers was a great encouragement and motivation for this rural
institute which has given more than 800 babies to infertile couples in
the last 20 years & is a centre of excellence for infertility
treatment.
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