A woman in Australia gave birth to her baby unknowingly, after her IVF clinic accidentally implanted another woman.

The confusion in the Monash IVF clinic in Brisbane, Queensland has been attributed to human error, Australian media reports.

“On behalf of Monash IVF, I want to say how much I really sorry for what happened, “said CEO Michael Knaap, adding that everyone in the fertility clinic was “overwhelmed” by the mistake.

Last year, the same clinic paid after settlement the amount of $ 56 million (£ 26.8 million) to hundreds of patients whose embryos were destroyed despite being viable.

According to a spokesman for Monash, the clinical IVF, the staff realized the problem in February when parents requested to transfer their remaining frozen embryos to another clinic.

“Instead of finding the expected number of embryos, an additional fetus remained stored“The spokesman said according to ABC.

The Monash clinic confirmed that one fetus from another patient had been accidentally thawed and was transferred to the wrong person, resulting in the child being born.

The clinic has begun research and the incident was referred to the regulators. Mr Knaap said the clinic was convinced that it was an isolated incident.

Last year, Monash IVF clinical fertilization reached $ 56 million in Australia (£ 26.8 million) in a milestone group with 700 former patients for fetal destruction after interrogation.

The case found that about 35% of embryos, which were actually normal and could lead to sustainable pregnancy, were found abnormally after defective control.

IVF includes the removal of ovaries from a woman’s ovaries, which are then fertilized with sperm in a laboratory. When fertilized eggs become embryos, they are inserted into the womb.

It is a expensive process and does not succeed every time.

In 2021 there were 20,690 babies born as a result of IVF in Australia and New Zealand, according to a report by the University of New South Wales.