If the members of this Ukrainian establishment wanted to reassure the parents, the video remains impressive. It shows 46 babies, all lying in beds, next to each other.
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A challenging video was shared on social networks during the pandemic. It shows as many as 46 infants in cribs pushed together, in a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine.
This is in fact surrogate motherhood, which people from many countries of the world have called upon in order to become parents. These parents paid between 6,485 and 64,756 € to have a child, and cannot go to fetch them because of the border closures during this coronavirus period. Most of these parents were unable to use commercial surrogacy, where a woman agrees to bear their child, in their country, as this practice is illegal in many countries in Europe, but allowed in Ukraine.
The images shared on social media have alerted many, including Liudmila Denisova, human rights ombudsman in the Ukrainian parliament. “A video was posted on social media and shared via the website of one of the Kiev clinics. It shows 46 babies who are currently in one of the hotels in Kiev. All of these babies were born to surrogate citizens of various foreign states, ”said the mediator. “This video confirms that the situation with the provision of surrogacy services by this clinic is mass and systematic, and surrogacy technologies are advertised and presented as” high quality products, “” added Liudmila.
If some were indignant at this veritable “human reproduction center”, Denis Herman, lawyer for the company, explained that the only reason these babies were there was the fact that Ukraine “is one of the countries that have completely closed the borders because of the Covid-19 “. The video was also released to reassure parents and show them that staff are taking good care of their baby until they can pick him up. “Our babysitters take care of your babies 24 hours a day. They spend time with the children every day and bathe them. There are 46 children in our hotel. we show the babies to the parents online and our managers organize calls. It is heartbreaking to see how parents miss their little ones. We want them to be allowed to pick up their children soon, “said a female voice in the video.
As for children’s health during this difficult period, Tatiana Lisovskaya, a pediatrician, also wanted to reassure parents: “Our hotel is closed for strict quarantine. All the nurses live here. We try to avoid contact with the outside world. “
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