Daphna Cardinale and her husband filed a lawsuit for an IVF mix-up at a fertility clinic. Here are details about the incident.
Daphna Cardinale and her husband Alexander Cardinale were shocked to see their second daughter after her birth. Their child looked nothing like her.
It was as if she belonged to some different race. Their shock was explainable because they gave birth to her through in vitro fertilization and had some confusion and doubts.
Daphna Cardinale IVF Mix-Up Explained
Daphna Cardinale is the mother who filed a lawsuit Los Angeles-based fertility clinic, California Center for Reproductive Health, and its medical director, Dr. Eliran Mor for IVF Mix-up.
When she gave birth to the baby, she and her husband had doubts about their embryo because their child did not look like them. But, they also fell in love with her and suppressed their doubts.
However, after seven weeks they did a DNA test and found out that they had been raising a child of a stranger unknowingly for three months. She was born in September 2019.
LA Times writes that they learned that their embryo was swapped with someone else and their daughter was out there somewhere without them. The babies were swapped back in January 2020.
Meet Daphna Cardinale Husband Alexander Cardinale
Daphna Cardinale’s husband is Alexander Cardinale. When he looked at his daughter for the first time, he was taken aback. The couple shared that the hardest part of all this confusion was to break the news to their oldest daughter.
Their first daughter, who is now 7 years old had fallen in love with the child and considered her as her own sister. Thus, the mom found it hard to break the news to her that she was not her real sister and the doctors made mistake.
Since the mix-up has come to light, both families have tried to remain close by. All four parents have tried to stay in each other’s life and forge a large family.
Daphna Cardinale And Husband Alexander Cardinale Reunited With Their Baby
Daphna Cardinale and her husband Alexander Cardinale reunited with their baby in January 2020. They have now filed a lawsuit against the clinic and the doctor.
The mother said that she was robbed of an opportunity to grow and bond with her during pregnancy, to feel her kick. She could not carry her own child, according to NBC.
The other couple is also planning to file the lawsuit but has not appeared on media.