A surrogate mother gave birth to the baby boy using a frozen fertilised embryo from the dead couple. Parents Shen Jie and his wife Liu Xi had hoped to have a child through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) when they were killed in a car crash in the city of Yixing, China.
The couple’s grieving parents had to file two lawsuits to get hold of and use the four fertilised embryos produced by the couple.
They then hired a surrogate mother, from Laos in south-east Asia, to deliver the child.
Liu Xi’s mother Hu Xingxian said: “He’s always smiling. His eyes are like my daughter, but he looks more like her dad overall.”
The little boy’s full name is not known although he has been nicknamed “Tiantian”, which means “sweet” in Mandarin.
He was born in December last year, more than four years after his parents died in March 2013.
When they were killed the embryos were frozen at -196C in a liquid nitrogen tank in a hospital in Nanjing.
Shen Xinnan, the father of Shen Jie, was quoted as saying that he only plans to tell the boy what happened to his parents when he is older and in the meantime will say they are living overseas.
The embryo was implanted in the surrogate’s womb in Laos, where commercial surrogacy is legal, and she gave birth to the boy in China.
The child’s grandparents had to submit blood samples and take DNA tests to prove that he is their grandson and that his parents were Chinese citizens in order for him to obtain citizenship.
The couple’s grieving parents had to file two lawsuits to get hold of and use the four fertilised embryos produced by the couple.
They then hired a surrogate mother, from Laos in south-east Asia, to deliver the child.
Liu Xi’s mother Hu Xingxian said: “He’s always smiling. His eyes are like my daughter, but he looks more like her dad overall.”
The little boy’s full name is not known although he has been nicknamed “Tiantian”, which means “sweet” in Mandarin.
He was born in December last year, more than four years after his parents died in March 2013.
When they were killed the embryos were frozen at -196C in a liquid nitrogen tank in a hospital in Nanjing.
Shen Xinnan, the father of Shen Jie, was quoted as saying that he only plans to tell the boy what happened to his parents when he is older and in the meantime will say they are living overseas.
The embryo was implanted in the surrogate’s womb in Laos, where commercial surrogacy is legal, and she gave birth to the boy in China.
The child’s grandparents had to submit blood samples and take DNA tests to prove that he is their grandson and that his parents were Chinese citizens in order for him to obtain citizenship.
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Awwwww. All thanks to science.
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DeleteAwwww this is beautiful.
DeleteHmmmmm, good for the grandparents.
ReplyDeleteI understand the need for continuity per family but what if the child’s feelings. I wonder how he will feel after the grandfather comes clean when the child is older because the lies of been overseas will keep the child longing for their return then gbam they drop the bombshell need.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, l am happy they have continuity. Hopefully, the child will have kids too when he is grown up.
I pray he doesn't become depressed and suicidal when he finally hears the truth about his unusual birth.
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DeleteThis one good oh!
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Science, only breath of life can't be made.
ReplyDeleteWith God all things are possible!!! Welcome to the world little "Tiantian"
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ReplyDeleteCongrats to them..imagine the joy😍
Very good to know
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1000 years from now, you still won't be able to catch up with civilization.
Cursed people!!
Akers toothpick is manufactured in Akwa Ibom State.
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