Fourteen-fold increase in number of IVF babies born to lesbian couples

348 babies were born in 2012 to women recorded as having female partner Figure is 14-fold increase on 25 such babies born in 2003, statistics reveal Almost a thousand lesbian mothers underwent IVF treatment in 2012

By Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent for the Daily Mail

Published: 19:18 EST, 20 February 2015 | Updated: 19:23 EST, 20 February 2015

One baby is born through IVF to lesbian parents almost every day in the UK, new figures have revealed.

The numbers from 2012 the most recent available show that 348 babies were born to women recorded as having a female partner.

This is a 14-fold increase on the 25 such babies born in 2003, according to the statistics from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

One baby is born through IVF to lesbian parents almost every day in the UK, new figures have revealed (file picture)

In total, over the ten-year period, IVF treatment clinics have helped bring 1,388 children into the world for lesbian couples.

In addition, the HFEA said that over the same ten-year timespan 1,149 children were born through IVF to single women.

However, the official numbers are considered an underestimate of the real total, as more children will have been conceived by single and lesbian mums with the help of donor insemination much of which takes place outside regulated clinics.

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