In Rivne was born a child conceived after the death of his father
Natalia Gordiychuk/Rivne Regional Perinatal Center
In Rivne a baby was born with help Reproductive technologies After the death of his father on the front.
The boy was born in the perinatal Center of the Chargdar on May 20, 2025, told in the Rivne Regional Perinatal Center.
Mom Natalia Gordiychuk – the wife of a serviceman Yuri, who died on May 21, 2024, defending Ukraine.
Even during the life of the couple faced the problems of reproductive health, so Yuri handed his biomaterial to storage.
« My husband and I went to this pregnancy for more than a year. We fought, passed the tests, went to the Center » Dogdar. «
On May 21, they call me and say that it is not. I did not believe the last he had died until I saw « – says Natalia.
Yuri Gordiychuk became a father posthumously
Yuriy Gordiychuk served as a shooter in the National Guard of Ukraine and died Near the village of Sokil in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region.
After the death of Natalia, she decided to use frozen samples for extracorporeal fertilization (IVF).
The doctor asked if Natalia was really ready for this step, but the woman remembered the words of her lover: « You are strong, you will handle ».
In a few months, Natalie reported that she is pregnant.
« As I cried. I immediately went to the yur on the grave, he told him, » She remembers the moment when she received the joyous news.
The day before the anniversary of the death of her husband, Natalia gave birth to a boy. She also called her son Yurchik – in honor of her lover.
The young mother says she did not want to live after the losing her husband, but the baby’s appearance gave her a new meaning: « Some part of it will be. It will be for whom to live. »
The reproductive center noted that this is the first case of fertilization using the biomaterial of the dead serviceman in their practice.
« This story is about love that is stronger than death. About motherhood inspired by memory. About life born contrary to everything. We are proud of having become part of this unique history, » – doctors write.
