Photo of baby surrounded by syringes sends unexpected message
A somewhat controversial photograph of a baby surrounded by hundreds of syringes surfaced on Facebook. While at first you could think of a bad photo-idea, the story behind the image is very touching.
Wow, what a photo. Thank you to Sher Fertility St. Louis and Dr. Dayal patient Angela, who shows the true definition of love that went into making this gorgeous new baby girl.
Posted by Sher Institutes on Monday, October 5, 2015
The photograph was shared by the Sher Institutes to show what goes into making a beautiful baby when the process involved is in vitro fertilization (IVF). The syringes, in fact, represent the the vials and injections that the mother had to go through from the moment she began the process that led her to conceive. Angela, the baby's mother, commented to ABC News:
"The needles were the easy part. It was the emotional struggle, the ups and downs, that really took a toll. I'm single and waited a long time for a husband to come. And then by that time it was difficult to get pregnant."
Learn more about the history of in vitro fertilization:
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