United States: After a medical error, they give birth to a child from another family

The child was born to them in another family. The Los Angeles couple filed a complaint Monday against a clinic that specializes in in vitro fertilization (IVF) after realizing that two fertilized eggs had been exchanged.

The story of Daphne and Alexander Cardinal began in September 2019. When these parents first saw the newborn baby, they immediately noticed that the little girl’s skin and hair were darker than all the others. The family says.. “Genetic testing revealed that Alexander and Daphne had a baby several months old and they had no genetic link. Their baby was a complete stranger’s biological child.”, Continues the company Peiffer Wolf.

According to a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles court, the fetuses of two unrelated couples may have been exchanged and ignored, and the woman who did not donate was fitted with an egg. IVF involves the fertilization of the egg in the laboratory with the sperm, which is then implanted back into the mother’s uterus. This procedure is often used by couples who have difficulty conceiving, and it involves donating an egg, sperm, or both. “The birth of our daughter must have been one of the happiest moments of my life. But I was immediately shocked because I did not recognize her.”, Said the Cardinal of Alexander.

After this error was discovered, the couple got used to it and decided to withdraw their genetic child, which has now been formalized by the courts. But this error left traces and suffering, the Cardinal couple argues in their complaint, which seeks damage.

“When the truth came out, relocating children made it even more sad. Losing a child you know to a genetic child you never knew was a truly impossible dream.”, Promised by Alexander Cardinal.