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An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice

January 16, 2026·46 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of The Daily from The New York Times tells the extraordinary true story of a catastrophic error in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process that led to two babies being switched at birth — not in a hospital, but in a fertility lab. The story centers on Daphna and Alexand

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Sue Dominus

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Daphna CardinaleSue DominusMorgan

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The New York Times

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Long Form JournalismParentingTrue Crime

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