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A couple is suing a fertility clinic in Los Angeles after giving birth to the wrong baby. Their biological child was born to another couple after 2 women were implanted with the other's embryo.
Daphna & Alexander Cardinale tried to conceive a second child for 3 years. With the help of in vitro fertilization, they were thrilled to welcome a baby girl in September 2019. But Alexander Cardinale said he immediately felt something was wrong.
"I had a weird, sort of a gut reaction when she was born. It wasn't anything logical. It was just like an instinct," he said.
A DNA test 2 months later confirmed their worst fear: The infant was not their biological daughter. Daphna Cardinale was implanted with a stranger's embryo, while the stranger received theirs. That woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, gave birth a week earlier to the Cardinales' biological daughter.
"When I found out she wasn't mine I poured more love into her. Maybe I was just clinging to her. I was just so scared I was going to lose her, which I ultimately did," Daphna said.
The Cardinales felt robbed of the time with their biological daughter. "We had to play a lot of catchup," Alexander said.
The babies were returned to their biological parents. The Cardinales are now suing their physician, California Center for Reproductive Health & a third-party embryology lab for alleged misconduct, including medical malpractice & negligence.
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