Friday 31 May 2013

World first as baby is born in UK after revolutionary IVF treatment using time ...

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  • Ruth Carter, 42, conceived with the help of technology which monitored the growth of embryos

  • The Early Embryo Viability Assessment – Eeva – test picked the best for IVF

  • Her healthy baby girl was born at Liverpool Women’s Hospital today



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Rosie Taylor




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19:48, 31 May 2013




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19:48, 31 May 2013




Most mothers get their first glimpse of their baby at their initial scan weeks into their pregnancy, but Ruth Carter was able to see her newborn when she was little more than a growing collection of cells.


The 42-year-old gave birth to a ‘miracle’ baby girl by caesarian section today at Liverpool Women’s Hospital after becoming the world’s first mother to give birth after conceiving with the help of pioneering new technology.


Using Eeva – Early Embryo Viability Assessment – scientists were able to use timelapse technology to monitor growth of embryos to predict which was most likely to lead to a successful pregnancy.


World-first: Ruth Carter and John Traverse celebrate the birth of their baby girl, who was conceived using Eeva IVF technology, with consultant Dr Leanne Bricker


World-first: Ruth Carter and John Traverse celebrate the birth of their baby girl, who was conceived using Eeva IVF technology, with consultant Dr Leanne Bricker



Technology: Scientists used time-lapse images to see how embryos were growing and predict which would lead to a healthy pregnancy


Technology: Scientists used time-lapse images to see how embryos were growing and predict which would lead to a healthy pregnancy


By capturing images at one minute

intervals scientists were able to see for the first time how different embryos were growing and choose which would be most suitable for IVF.


Eeva allows embryos to be observed without removing them from an incubator so similar conditions felt by a baby developing inside the womb can be maintained.


Mrs Carter, a clinical psychologist, and her husband John Traverse, 54, had been trying for a family for eight years but sadly suffered several miscarriages.


In 2008 they went to the Hewitt Fertility Clinic at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital and had their first son Jamie, now two, after a course of IVF treatment.


But it wasn’t long before the couple, from Warrington, began to feel broody again, so they sought the help of leading fertility expert Professor Charles Kingsland and his team again.


Healthy girl: The 5lb 15oz girl has not yet been named but her father described her as a


Healthy girl: The 5lb 15oz girl has not yet been named but her father described her as a ‘miracle’



Happy family: The couple have had one son using IVF but had also suffered several miscarriages


Happy family: The couple have had one son using IVF but had also suffered several miscarriages


The healthy baby girl, who has not yet been given a name, was born weighing 5lb 5oz today.


Her father said: ‘We are delighted to be the proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby girl.


‘We’d like to thank the staff at Liverpool Women’s for helping to make this miracle to come true.’


Professor Kingsland, clinical director at the fertility centre, said: ‘As a unit, we have never been prouder to be at the forefront of such pioneering technology.


‘By investing into research and technology, we have been able to debut Eeva in Europe and lead the way in time-lapse imaging technology.



‘Miracle’: Scientists studied time-lapse images of embryos to predict which was most likely to develop into a healthy baby



‘We’re aware of how devastating

infertility can be for couples but with our implantation rates already

at over 44 per cent for couples under the age of 35 – we’re going to

increase this percentage further.’


Dr

Leanne Bricker, consultant in Fetal and Maternal Medicine at Liverpool

Women’s Hospital, said: ‘To watch our hard work in research and

innovation result in a real life healthy baby is the main reason we do

what we do.


‘It is why we work so hard to make people’s dreams of a family become a reality.’


The Liverpool clinic was the first in Europe to be licensed to use the Eeva technology. It has not yet been given clearance for use in the US.


THE ‘REVOLUTIONARY’ TEST FOR A BABY’S CHANCE OF SURVIVAL


Cell by cell: Scientists are able to monitor the growth of embryos using the Eeva techonology


Cell by cell: Scientists are able to monitor the growth of embryos using the Eeva techonology


Eeva, or Early Embryo Viability Assessment, consists of a computer, video camera and software package which work together to predict an embryo’s chance of becoming a healthy baby.


The technology is said to be 85 per cent accurate and can tell whether an embryo is viable – likely to lead to a successful pregnancy – within 48 hours. Experts called it the ‘biggest breakthrough in IVF in the last 10 years’.


It is hoped the system will reduce the cost for couples trying IVF treatment and make repeat cycles less likely. An Eeva test costs £800.


In the past doctors used microscopes to study embryos as they developed. Then the embryoscope, which was introduced four years ago, took pictures every 20 minutes for doctors to study.


But Eeva is the first system to take pictures every five minutes and automatically tell which is the strongest embryo.


The system also means doctors do not have to remove embryos from incubators to study them.


Professor Charles Kingsland, of the Hewitt Fertility Centre at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, said: ‘You can never predict whether someone will

have a healthy baby, but what it can do is predict with 85 per cent accuracy

which embryo is likely to result in pregnancy without touching it.’


The company who made the system, Auxogyn, received approval for use in the EU in July 2012. It has not yet been cleared for use in the US.






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Many congratulations. As ruralwriter , Lincoln, United Kingdom, 31/5/2013 23:27 says this has been happening for at least 8 years at ARGC, perhaps the photos are more frequent but certainly waiting to blastocyst stage after monitoring for too fast or too slow cell growth. Amazing to be able to see your babies at embryo stage though isn’t it?



Sheila B

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Bexleyheath, United Kingdom,

01/6/2013 01:51


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Messing with nature.



Paul

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COLCHESTER, United Kingdom,

01/6/2013 01:10


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Eva would be an appropriate name for the baby,and it’s very pretty as well!



Jude1

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31/5/2013 23:56


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So it’s the same technology as Embryoscope but just takes more frequent pictures – it’s NOT revolutionary new technology, but a tweak, an improvement on what’s already out there in the better clinics. Huge congratulations to the family though – she’s absolutely lovely!



ruralwriter

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31/5/2013 23:27


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Nice girl in her mothers hug…



Paykan Aref

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As sulaymaniah, Iraq,

31/5/2013 22:58


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Lovely! Congratulations, she’s a beauty!



Anon

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London, United Kingdom,

31/5/2013 22:35


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Hate babies… scare me too much



Hector Frinton-Smith

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31/5/2013 22:27


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Congratulations and I hope you both treasure your baby girl.



Lisa

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31/5/2013 21:44


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