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IVF/In-vitro fertilisation

More than 1 in 7 newborns in South Korea conceived through infertility treatment

Babies born through infertility treatment such as in-vitro fertilisation or artifical insemination increased by about 37 per cent between 2019 and 2024.
Babies born through infertility treatment such as in-vitro fertilisation or artifical insemination increased by about 37 per cent between 2019 and 2024.

More genetic conditions approved by MOH for testing before embryos are implanted for IVF

A teenage mother with her baby son.
A teenage mother with her baby son.

K-actress Lee Si-young welcomes baby girl conceived via IVF after divorce from husband

Lee Si-young also has a seven-year-old son named Jung-yoon, whom she shares with her former husband, restaurant entrepreneur Cho Seong-hyun.
Lee Si-young also has a seven-year-old son named Jung-yoon, whom she shares with her former husband, restaurant entrepreneur Cho Seong-hyun.

Trump announces plan aimed at improving IVF accessibility

Mr Trump said the White House is proposing a so-called employer benefit option they say would encourage employers to offer workers coverage for IVF through a supplemental plan.
Mr Trump said the White House is proposing a so-called employer benefit option they say would encourage employers to offer workers coverage for IVF through a supplemental plan.

Twins, triplets, quadruplets or even sextuplets: How common are multiple births in S’pore?

Former bank employee and currently a housewife Janice Chen (left), and her husband Ng Han Siang (right), a banking professional, with their 16-month-old triplets (from left) Ng Jie Rui, Ng Jie Le and Ng Pei Xuan, at home on Sept 30, 2025.
Former bank employee and currently a housewife Janice Chen (left), and her husband Ng Han Siang (right), a banking professional, with their 16-month-old triplets (from left) Ng Jie Rui, Ng Jie Le and Ng Pei Xuan, at home on Sept 30, 2025.

Their sun, moon and star: S’pore triplets who were conceived naturally

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Mr Mohammed Jahafar​, 35​,  and Ms Sumaya Jahan​, 32​,  with their triplets.
(from left) Elara​, Zachariah Elio​​ and Sidra. The triplets are 3-years-old.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Mr Mohammed Jahafar​, 35​,  and Ms Sumaya Jahan​, 32​,  with their triplets.
(from left) Elara​, Zachariah Elio​​ and Sidra. The triplets are 3-years-old.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Triplet pregnancies pose substantial risks to both mother and babies, finds KKH audit

The women have to deliver by the 35th week of pregnancy at the latest, which means the babies are born premature.
The women have to deliver by the 35th week of pregnancy at the latest, which means the babies are born premature.

Actor Dai Xiangyu’s wife Chen Zihan underwent 12 failed IVF cycles, said he considered divorce

Chinese actor Dai Xiangyu married actress Chen Zihan in 2016.
Chinese actor Dai Xiangyu married actress Chen Zihan in 2016.

US couple welcomes baby boy from embryo frozen for nearly 31 years

Thaddeus Daniel Pierce began as an embryo in 1994, the same year that Forrest Gump hit theatres and the first PlayStation.
Thaddeus Daniel Pierce began as an embryo in 1994, the same year that Forrest Gump hit theatres and the first PlayStation.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.