12 Jun Monash IVF confirms second embryo transfer mishap in statement to ASX, additional safeguards to be introduced

Monash IVF Group has been forced to disclose another incident in which they transferred the wrong embryo into a woman, just months after a similar incident was exposed.

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Its shares were hammered 25 per cent lower to a near five-year low of 55.5¢ after news of the bungle broke.

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Two months ago, the fertility specialists were forced to admit they had mixed up the delivery of embryos at their Brisbane centre and a woman had given birth to a strangers baby.

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The Brisbane incident involved a woman who gave birth to another couple’s child after being implanted with the wrong embryo by Monash IVF.

The error was discovered in February, when the couple requested that their remaining embryos be transferred to another provider.

It is understood that the child, conceived through IVF in early 2023, is now a toddler.

While the case was described as the first of its kind in Australia, US lawyer Adam Wolf, who has represented numerous families affected by IVF mix-ups, stated at the time he believed it was unlikely to be an isolated event.

Shares in Monash IVF have plummeted off news of the second major procedure bungle, dropping 21 per cent and settling at 58c, which is their lowest value since November 2020.

Full Story: The Nightly June 9 2025