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Fertility giant Monash IVF has agreed to pay financial settlements to families involved in two major bungles that saw two women transferred the wrong embryo.
In February 2025 the company became aware that one of its Brisbane clinic's patients had wrongly been implanted with another woman's embryo in 2023, and had later given birth to a baby who had no genetic links to her.
The company disclosed the incident to the stock market in April, apologised to the birth mother and the biological mother and commissioned an independent investigation.
Months later Monash IVF apologised after a second incident, this time at its Clayton clinic in Melbourne, where a woman's own embryo was incorrectly transferred to her, instead of her partner's embryo, contrary to their treatment plan.
Monash IVF apologised for the incident in June last year and launched an internal investigation. It also prompted the company to expand its investigation into the first error that affected the Brisbane patient.
In a statement today, Monash IVF spokesperson confirmed the company had settled or agreed to settle with the families affected...