Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Human error has been blamed for an IVF patient giving birth to another client's child. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

A woman has given birth to another person's baby after their fertility care provider mixed up their embryos.

Monash IVF, which operates across Australia, has apologised after a patient at one of its Brisbane clinics had an embryo incorrectly transferred to her, meaning she gave birth to a child of another woman.