Emeritus Professor Sittampalam Shanmugaratnam (July 4, 1928–August 6, 2001) is the professor and head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National University Hospital of Singapore is a world leader in human reproduction research. His work on contraception was a significant contribution to Singapore's success in population control. The National University Hospital research laboratory for post aglandin research was initiated and ...
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Emeritus Professor Sittampalam Shanmugaratnam (July 4, 1928–August 6, 2001) is the professor and head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National University Hospital of Singapore is a world leader in human reproduction research. His work on contraception was a significant contribution to Singapore's success in population control. The National University Hospital research laboratory for post aglandin research was initiated and propelled by his vision and energy. He was also the founder of the IVF programme which has given hope to many childless couples. Shanmugaratnam shortened his own name to Shan Ratnam, and he is credited as S. Shan Ratnam in all official media.
In an interview in 1995, Ratnam said that his father had settled in Malaya for three generations while his mother came from Ceylon.
Ratnam claimed that it was an old practice among local-born Indian men to marry brides born from their native country. However, such brides usually return to their native...
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