The Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne has apologised after a
healthy 32-week-old unborn twin was terminated in a tragic mix-up.
Doctors had advised a woman who was expecting twin boys that one had a congenital heart defect that would require years of operations if he survived at all, the Herald Sun reports.
She made the heartbreaking decision to abort but on Tuesday the wrong baby was injected, terminating the healthy one.
The paper says the mother then underwent an emergency caesarean section and a termination.
The hospital has released a statement that confirms a "distressing clinical accident occurred".
"This is a terrible tragedy and the hospital is deeply sorry for the loss suffered by the patient and her family," the statement said. More
Doctors had advised a woman who was expecting twin boys that one had a congenital heart defect that would require years of operations if he survived at all, the Herald Sun reports.
She made the heartbreaking decision to abort but on Tuesday the wrong baby was injected, terminating the healthy one.
The paper says the mother then underwent an emergency caesarean section and a termination.
The hospital has released a statement that confirms a "distressing clinical accident occurred".
"This is a terrible tragedy and the hospital is deeply sorry for the loss suffered by the patient and her family," the statement said. More
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