A COUPLE sued a fertility clinic in the U.S. State of California for switching their embryo with another couple’s during in vitro fertilization treatment, resulting in each couple giving birth to and raising the other’s baby for months before discovering the mistake in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday.

The clinic did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

Daphna Cardinale gave birth to a girl in 2019, but her husband immediately suspected something was wrong because the baby did not resemble either of the parents, according to the lawsuit. Two months later, the couple obtained a DNA test confirming the child was not related to them.

The Cardinales then contacted the clinic through a lawyer, and the clinic eventually told them that another couple had been given their embryo and had given birth to their biological daughter. They met the other couple, and about a month later decided to switch babies, according to the lawsuit.

(SD-Agencies)