India’s New Muslim Baby Boom

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globalpost.com – Business is booming at Dheerendra Singh’s New Delhi-based medical tourism outfit, CureMax. But his biggest client base – Afghanistan – might come as something of a surprise. “Every month, we do in vitro fertilization (IVF) for around 50 patients from Afghanistan,” Singh said. “They also come for other infertility-related procedures. And in the peak (winter) season (when the weather is more comfortable), we have 60-70 patients. Afghanistan isn’t the half of it. Though infertility is commonly associated with the changing lifestyles of the West – where more and more women are putting off childbirth until their late 30s – India’s IVF clinics are testimony that the trend is growing in developing countries and conservative societies as well. To continue reading click here.

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