The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has taken delivery of the triplets from the first In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) carried out in the hospital.
The 45-minute procedure for the delivery commenced about 1pm on Wednesday.
The mother and the babies who are all females and weighing 1.4kg, 2.5kg and 2.4kg respectively, are in good condition.
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.
He said technology had brought relief to problems often attributed to spirituality. He advised that instead of people carrying the burden of superstition, they should seek scientific solutions to their problems.
He encouraged couples struggling with infertility to seek medical solutions and not despair.
The mother of the triplets is a member of staff of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Ibadan.
While expressing delight over the delivery, the UCH Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, described it as another success story for the hospital.
Otegbayo noted that the IVF procedure was commenced in 2020 and was successfully concluded with the delivery of the first set of babies.
He appreciated the team that took part in the delivery.
A former CMD, Prof. Abiodun Ilesanmi, also praised Otegbayo for not abandoning the IVF project which he (Ilesanmi) initiated about 13 years ago.
