Mumbai's first test tube baby, Harsha Chawda Shah, who was born 29 years ago, has now given birth to a baby boy.

The same doctors, who in 1986, helped her mother in conception by In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) technique, have done Harsha’s caesarean yesterday, at Jalok Hospital.

Speaking on the issue, Dr Indira Hinduja who carried out the delivery said that, the baby boy born on the auspicious day of Shivratri is doing fine and the mother is fast recovering. She said that both mother and kid would be discharged from the hospital in next 4 or 5 days.

On August 6th, 1986, Dr Hinduja and Dr Kusum Zaveri had led the team during Harsha's birth using IVF technology, after which the latter’s birth has made big headlines.

After IVF technique went popular, thousands of women, who could not conceive naturally, have got the pleasure of becoming mother.

Meanwhile, the overwhelmed doctor over child’s birth, Hinduja spoke to media saying, “It is really hard to believe that we have delivered more than 15,000 test tube babies since the day we delivered Harsha. I remember the day Harsha was born, and since then she has remained an integral part of my personal and professional life and I am very happy for her today.”

Harsha's baby was conceived naturally and she was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. Now it's more than a proven fact that even test tube-born babies can also have a very normal life," she said, adding that IVF technique has proven to be a boon for infertile and aged women who want to become mother.

By Phani Ch