Amir Khan and Kiran Rao’s seven-day-old baby boy born through IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation) surrogacy, comes as a blessing for not only the celeb couple but also a large number of couples facing difficulty in conceiving. “Aamir’s decision will encourage families to consider IVF surrogacy

for women who may have difficulties in carrying their baby,” says Dr Firuza Parikh, who heads the IVF department of Jaslok Hospital Mumbai, where Aamir and Kiran underwent the procedure. In fact, city-based fertility experts say that since Khan’s announcement, they have been flooded with queries. On Tuesday, Dr Nandita Palshetkar at the Fortis Bloom Fertility Centre, received over 15 queries about IVF surrogacy. “Aamir has done a great job bringing the procedure into the mainstream. A lot of our patients who were uncertain have now decided to go ahead with it,” she adds.

“There is a lot of social stigma associated with the procedure, but the fact that a celeb has endorsed the cause, will encourage couples,” says Dr Kaberi Banerjee, IVF specialist, Max Healthcare. Experts are also hopeful that this will help shed some myths around the procedure. “Unlike traditional surrogacy, in IVF surrogacy the child has no genetic contribution from the surrogate. Aamir’s case has helped explain that clearly,” says Dr Rita Bakshi of Adiva Centre.