Groundbreaking artificial intelligence is helping couples to become parents.<\/p>\n
A trial is currently taking place in Australia using technology to increase the chances of having a baby through IVF, 9news.com.au reports. <\/p>\n
During the study, led by fertility provider Virtus Health, embryos are being grown in incubators with tiny cameras.<\/p>\n
By taking 115,000 pictures over five days, these cameras then help to predict fetal heart outcomes and identify the healthiest embryos before they are implanted.<\/p>\n
The incredible trial - which is taking place at seven different fertility clinics - has so far led to 90% of couples having a child through IVF.<\/p>\n
Among those taking part are Sarah and Tim Keys, from Queensland, who have been trying to have a baby for a number of years.<\/p>\n
The couple decided to turn to IVF after suffering a number of miscarriages.<\/p>\n
Ms Keys, who is now 26 weeks pregnant, explained: \"It's really hard to go through those miscarriages so anything that could decrease the chances, let's go with that.\"<\/p>\n
She adds that the couple are now \"very excited\" to be expecting a little girl.<\/p>\n
\"I think we'll still be a bit stressed until we're holding her, but where we're at, at the moment is really awesome,\" she continued.<\/p>\n
It is hoped that a total of 1,000 patients will take part in the study, which is also being carried out in clinics in Ireland and Denmark.<\/p>\n
If successful, doctors claim that AI could be one of the biggest advances to IVF in decades, and hope it can be used globally.<\/p>\n
Associate Professor Anusch Yazdani from the Queensland Fertility Group said: \"It's completely new, completely different and it's all to do with the evolution of computer technology.\"<\/p>\n
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