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Ria Pathak

'Who Is the Child's Parent?' Australian Fertility Clinic Faces Legal Nightmare After IVF Mix-Up

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In an extraordinary case, a Brisbane woman has given birth to a child that is not biologically hers following an error by one of Australia's leading fertility providers, Monash IVF.

According to reports, the woman who underwent IVF treatment at a Monash clinic in Brisbane had an embryo implanted that belonged to another couple. The mistake only came to light months after the birth when the biological parent requested a transfer of their remaining embryos to a different clinic — only to discover one unaccounted-for embryo still in storage.

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