The illustrated weekly of India, weekend March 30-31,1991

"In the news for a while now, Dr Kamini Rao, as the originator of the Semen Intra fallopian Transfer Technique or SIFT, as it is commonly abbreviated to, deserves every bit of the limelight that has come her way. To the couples who had thought having a child of their own was either impossible, because of various physiological difficulties or impractical, considering the cost involved in artificial insemination techniques, SIFT is nothing short of manna from the heavens."

The Hindu Bangalore Monday March 4, 1991

A swift baby

"A woman desperately longing to have a child since the last five and a half years was finally delivered of bonny baby girl, thanks to the Bangalore Assisted conception Centre (BACC)."

"This is the first SIFT (Semen Intrafallopian transfer) child of the country."

City scan June'92

"The first pregnancy came in March 1991. A medical revolution was born. Since then scores of women have conceived through SIFT."

Deccan Herald Bangalore, Monday, march 4, 1991

India's first SIFT baby born in City

"A private nursing home in the city has claimed credit for the birth of the country's first baby conceived by adopting the SIFT (semen intrafallopian transfer) procedure."

The Times of India, Bangalore, Monday, March 4, 1991

A SIFT baby is born

"A girl baby, conceived for the first time in the country using the semen intra-fallopian transfer (SIFT) method, was delivered at the Bangalore-Assisted Conception Centre here on Saturday."

Life - Issue 6 / March 2002

"A jewel in India". A pragmatic and human perspective characterizes Dr Kamini Rao's approach to medicine, and her energy and initiative are evident in the manner in which she approaches "life" - with enthusiasm and zeal!

DECCAN HERALD January 10, 2003

'Hatching' hope for the childless

The New Year has brought much cheer to a couple from Tamil Nadu as they welcomed their new born baby girl weighing 2.75 kg on January 1st, thanks to 'Laser Assisted Hatching' - a revolutionary technique in the field of assisted reproductive techniques (ART).
The technique was used by a team of experts lead by gynecologist Kamini A.Rao, Medical Director of Bangalore Assisted Conception Center.
Dr. Rao announced that the State Government has evinced interest in starting infertility treatment in Bangalore's Vani Vilas Hospital.

THE TIMES OF INDIA April 2003

Pollution takes toll on men's fertility

Workers who sit for six hours at the booth (tollgate) and are more exposed to high levels of pollutants than the rest of the population, showed poorer sperm quality.

THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS May 08, 2003

As Dr. Rao says "The bonding between man & woman is what brings about the success for a doctor. Infertility then, will not seem like an emotional roller coaster".

THE ASIAN AGE June 11, 2003

5% children are obese: Study

Obesity in children is not "cute" but a matter to be taken seriously, Dr. Rao warns. The good news is that a diet designed to reduce weight could reverse the trend. Such children should be given a nutritionally balanced diet and told to exercise more, Dr. Rao said.

THE ECONOMIC TIMES Friday 20 June 2003

Mouse vs. spouse

News report quote Dr. Kamini Rao, the medical director of the Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre as saying that the incidence of couples seeking assisted fertility was greater in the IT sector. The solution she said, lay in making definite choices and lifestyle modifications by restricting working hours and cutting down on cigarettes and alcohol. She also called upon companies to enforce leisure hours.

DECCAN HERALD July 19, 2003

Strides of progress in in-vitro fertilization

People believe there is no point in infertility treatment ---- that infertility is an elective condition ----- that IVF is a 'luxury' and its treatment is too costly for society to bear because it does not save lives! It certainly would not be right to call infertility treatment a 'lifestyle choice'.