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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Karin Hammarberg

A woman gave birth to a stranger’s baby because of a lab mix-up. It’s not the first IVF mistake

The company’s own initial investigation concluded the incident was ‘the result of human error’ -

The news of a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient’s baby after an embryo mix-up at a Brisbane IVF lab has made headlines in Australia and around the world. The distress this incident will have caused to everyone involved is undoubtedly significant.

A report released by Monash IVF, the company which operates the Brisbane clinic, states it “adheres to strict laboratory safety measures (including multi-step identification processes) to safeguard and protect the embryos in its care”.

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