PIONEERING Scots scientists have announced the birth of the first-ever baby born thanks to a revolutionary new IVF technique.
Baby Eva was born on Tuesday, 11 June, and thrilled parents Susan Walker-Dempster and David Dempster named their daughter after the new test that helped give her life.
The Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine (GCRM) used a ground-breaking new approach to IVF – The Early Embryo Viability Assessment (Eeva) test – to improve the couple's chances of having children.
Infertility affects one out of every seven couples in the UK and delighted new mum Susan said: "We wanted every chance to be successful, so we chose Eeva"
The Eeva test uses unique predictive software and time-lapse analysis to automatically analyse embryo development.
The test allows the most viable embryos to be selected for transfer thereby increasing the chances of a successful IVF cycle.
GCRM professor Richard Fleming said: "We are very proud to be among the first clinics in the world to announce this news as it demonstrates how successful this new technology can be in enabling couples to have a higher chance of conceiving a baby.
"GCRM has always strived to be one of the leading IVF Centres in Europe, offering couples the latest innovations with the best possible outcomes.
"The Eeva test is the practical end point of good quality research and is the start of a new chapter in the evolution of IVF."