Until recently, a childless couple
only had one of two options: adopt a child, or use traditional conceptive
methods to get a child who could, at most, only be biologically related to one
of them. With recent advancements in technology, however, many doors have
opened: from methods such as IUI and IVF to surrogate mothers. India has been
on the forefront of the legalisation and research in the surrogacy movement. Reviews of Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour reveal to
us that she, and doctors like her, were and are at the head of such movements,
facts confirmed by her resume.
Impact of Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour
The official meaning of surrogacy is
to appoint another in the place of themselves. Medically, it means substituting
a mother who is unable to have children with one who can. For many couples who
want children and are unable to have them, yet wish for biological children,
using surrogate mothers is a life-changing alternative, thanks to Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour. Reviews of her have
always been positive, if not awestruck and deeply grateful.
Who Exactly is Dr Shivani Sachdev
Gour?
Those who have reviewed Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour tell us that
she is the current Director of the Surrogacy Centre India, which is a part of
the Isis Hospital, and is the first officially recognized surrogacy centre in
India once the practice was legalised in 2008. A force to be reckoned with, she
aims to overcome the stigma attached to childbirth and surrogacy in India by
calling for increased transparency, parental involvement and ease of the
process.
According to reviews of Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour, she received her MBBS from
KEM Hospital, Mumbai; and received her post-graduate education from JJ Jospital,
Mumbai. Officially recognised by both the Maharastra Medical Council and
Medical Council of India, she is a practising OB/GYN in the UK and for four
years was the fertility specialist of Hammersmith Hospital in London.
Her area of specialisation is assisted
reproductive procedures, and through methods such as surrogacy, IUI, IVF,
laser hatching, and so on, she has helped more than 2000 couples with assisted
conception through her 8 years of being an infertility specialist. She has been
crucial in raising awareness amongst Indian doctors of Western medical
practices.
Memberships and Achievements
Due to her knowledge and position, reviews of Dr Shivani Sachdev Gour say, she is
part of numerous societies and committees who are pioneers in the field:
• British Fertility Society (BFS)
• London, UK Royal College of OB/GYNs
• North Zone Committee of Federation of OB/GYN Societies of
India
• Coordinator of OB/GYN/Infertility lectures in South Delhi,
as part of a division of the Indian Medical Association
• The Assisted Reproduction Society of India
• Mumbai OB/GYN Society
• Medical Association of India based in New Delhi
She also ranked first in her OB/GYN
medical exam; has received a prize for her paper Vaginal Birth After
Caesarean Section; is published in International Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Journal of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Societies of
India and the Bombay Hospital Journal; and was the youngest invited speaker at
the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, where she presented
a study she had headed.
