
EXPERT REACTION: Brisbane woman gives birth to genetically unrelated baby after IVF mix-up
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A woman impregnated through IVF has given birth to a genetically unrelated baby after an embryo mix-up at a fertility clinic in Brisbane. The company, Monash IVF, was alerted to the mistake in February when the birth parents requested their remaining embryos to be transferred to another provider, and an additional embryo was discovered in the storage. The company has said the mistake was due to "human error," and both affected families have been notified.
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Professor Michael Chapman AM is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the School of Women's & Children's Health (WCH) at the University of New South Wales and Medical Director at Life Fertility Clinic Sydney
Dr Fab Horta is from the School of Clinical Medicine in the Discipline of Women’s Health at UNSW Sydney and City Fertility in Sydney