This was made possible due to the relentless effort of doctors of Genome, a private city-based infertility

treatment centre of Bhagirathi Neotia Women and Child Care Centre.

Accompanied by her husband Sital Das Pal, who is a businessman, Sarbani visited the Durgapur branch of Genome in early 2007.

“We were not too sure if Sarbani could bear a child. It was more than a decade that her menstrual cycle had stopped. Hence, ovum had to be imported from a suitable donor. The husband also suffered from a low sperm count,” said Dr Rohit Gutgutia, the head of the treatment centre.

“The couple had to be counselled for two months,” added Gutgutia. Apart from a small tumor, the doctors found no abnormalities in Sarbani’s uterus. Also, the younger sister of Sarabani volunteered to donate her ovum.

The donor had to be injected for enhancing the quality of her ovum. Similarly, Sital had to be put on medication to ensure fertilisation. Finally, the embryo was transplanted in Sarbani's uterus in July 2007.

“The patient developed symptoms of jaundice and suffered from high blood pressure,” said Dr Ranjit Chakraborty, who conducted a caesarean on Sarbani on April 29. “The premature delivery has not affected the health of the infants. Weighing around 1.5 kg, the babies are absolutely normal,” said Pediatrician Chandan Roy.