No celebration just yet on test tube babies in Kenya

Pregnant woman

The ugly side of test-tube baby technology in Kenya has been documented, as the country’s first children from the procedure celebrate their 11th birthday on  The case involves a 34-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a grossly malformed 13-week embryo conceived through the test- tube technology in Nairobi.

The technology has been linked to increasing rates of genetic defects compared to their naturally conceived babies. Citing the Nairobi case, local doctors say an increase of genetic defects has been noted in babies conceived through Assisted Reproductive Techniques or ART.