Monash IVF has confirmed a second embryo transfer error, just months after a bungle at its Brisbane site resulted in a woman giving birth to a baby that was not genetically hers.
In a statement to the ASX, the company today said the most recent incident occurred at its Clayton clinic in Victoria last Thursday and involved “a patient’s own embryo being incorrectly transferred to that patient" instead of their partner's embryo, as requested.
“Monash IVF has extended its sincere apologies to the affected couple, and we continue to support them."
An internal investigation is underway, and Monash says it is expanding the scope of an existing independent review into its clinical practices, launched after the Brisbane case.
The Brisbane incident came to light in February when the birth parents requested the transfer of their remaining embryos to another provider.
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An unexpected additional embryo in storage led to the discovery that a different patient's embryo had been mistakenly implanted.
Monash IVF today said it will immediately begin implementing "interim additional verification processes and patient confirmation safeguards over and above the normal practice and electronic witness systems, to ensure patients and clinicians have every confidence in its processes".
“Whilst industry leading electronic witness systems have and are being rolled out across Monash IVF, there remains instances and circumstances whereby manual witnessing is required.”
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