Updated - Adds statement by Gift of Life - The Maltese Paediatric Association has reiterated the need for the effective regulation on the number of embryos that may be legally transferred in any single IVF cycle.
In comments after the first week of the debate in Parliament on the IVF Bill, the association said it was reiterating its stand in order to minimise the risk of medical complications to infants.
The Bill places a limit of two embryos but there have been calls for that number to be raised.
"Unregulated IVF frequently results in triplets and since 90% of triplets are born prematurely, they have a high risk of death, brain damage with permanent disabilities and numerous other complications," the association said.
"IVF is therefore regulated in all European countries, employing different means and strategies, with the intention of minimizing the risk to babies associated with multi-foetal pregnancies."
The association said that obstetricians who practice IVF should welcome an evidence-based protocol to achieve two main objectives:
A good success rate, and The protection of human life from its beginning and the safeguarding of children born from this...
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