A woman gives birth to a baby stranger in the embryo in Australia

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger after her utility clinic accidentally implanted her embryos of another woman.

In Australian media, the Australian media reports, Monash IVF in Brisbane, Queensland.

“On behalf of the Monash IVF, I want to say how much I am sorry for what happened,” said CEO Michael Knaap, adding that all the fertility clinic were “devastated” by mistake.

Last year, the same clinic paid a settlement of $ 56 million (26.8 million pounds) hundreds of patients whose embryos were destroyed, despite the fact that they were viable.

According to a press secretary of Monash EVF, employees realized the problem in February when the parents of the birth were asked to transfer the remaining frozen embryos to another clinic.

“Instead of finding the expected number of embryos, the additional embryo remained in the repository,” said the ABC press.

Monash confirmed that the embryo of another patient was mistakenly thawed and transmitted to the wrong person, which led to the birth of the baby.

The clinic launched an investigation and the incident was aimed at the normative bodies. Mr. Knaap said the clinic was sure it was an isolated incident.

Last year’s Monash IVF reached the settlement Special action class With 700 former patients to destroy embryos after inaccurate genetic trials.

The case showed that about 35% of the embryos, which were actually normal and could lead to viable pregnancy, were recognized by abnormal examination.

Eco – either in the fertilization in the test tube – provides for the removal of ovaries from the female ovaries, which are then fertilized in the laboratory. When the fertilized eggs become embryos, they are inserted into the uterus of the woman.

This is an expensive process and not successful every time.

In 2021, 20 690 babies were born in Australia and New Zealand Report University of New South Wales.