Director of a Lagos based fertility clinic Alpha Assisted Reproductive Klinic, The ARK, Dr. Oluyemisi Adeyemi-Benro has called on the need for Nigerians to receive third party parenting  and adoption with an open mind.

Fielding questions from newsmen at the 10th anniversary of the ARK, Dr. Adeyemi-Benro decried the need for the government to do more awareness on third party parenting to erase undue stigmatisation as perceived by some people.

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According to her: ” In third party parenting, everybody should have an open mind. Challenged couples  should not sit and be worried about what other people would say. There is also a need for the government to create more awareness on third party parenting in Nigeria. We should also consider things like adoption as an alternative to parenting even if it’s a stop gap.

” Our 10th anniversary has been fantastic  and I am sure participants went home with new knowledge. We brought some parents that had decided to opt for adoption just to open people’s minds. for us is not only about IVF, but the couple being blessed with children regardless of how they came. So I am happy that the turnout was very encouraging. and I believe it’s been successful.

Asked how challenging  it’s been proffering solutions for  childless couples, she said: “From the beginning, the journey had never been too hectic because God has always been our guide. Of course there have been down times but the down times didn’t take too long. and over the years, we have mastered the acts and by this, we have improved pregnancy rates, improved ways of dealing with clients and individual situations. But over the years,I would say we have achieved so much because of the God factor”.