IVF mothers screened for disease gave birth to babies with genetic defects… after horror mix-up at fertility lab

Both mothers went to same clinic to ensure they did not pass on life-limiting illnesses But a mix-up happened at lab used by CARE Fertility Nottingham IVF clinic One had wanted to screen out serious blood disorder, sickle cell anaemia Other patient wanted to stop her child from developing neurofibromatosis But both women became pregnant and gave birth to babies who had these illnesses The fertility watchdog has damned the incidents as grade A errors

By Sanchez Manning And Jo Macfarlane For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 17:03 EST, 3 January 2015 | Updated: 20:50 EST, 3 January 2015

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Two babies were born with incurable diseases after shocking blunders in IVF treatment that should have screened out the dangerous inherited conditions.

Both mothers had gone to the same clinic to ensure they did not pass on life-limiting illnesses that ran in their families.

But mistakes at a laboratory used by the CARE Fertility Nottingham IVF clinic resulted in the outcome the women had so desperately wanted to avoid.

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IVF mothers screened for disease gave birth to babies with genetic defects... after horror mix-up at fertility lab