Monash IVF Expands Probe After Second Error

Monash IVF has admitted to a second embryo transfer error in three months, this time at its Clayton laboratory in Melbourne, where a patient's own embryo was mistakenly implanted instead of her partner's. Both this and a previous high-profile incident in Brisbane, where a woman gave birth to a child genetically unrelated to her, have been attributed to human error. The company has extended its independent investigation and is introducing more verification and patient confirmation safeguards, with manual witnessing still required in some cases. Monash IVF has notified regulators and insurers, expressed regret, and pledged ongoing support for affected patients. The incidents have triggered sharp drops in the company's share price and intensified scrutiny of security protocols and oversight in the IVF sector, which has only recently undergone increased regulation. These errors have also underscored the legal, ethical, and operational challenges now facing fertility clinics.