Mystery solved 35 years after doctors accidentally muddled up newborns | World | News

Two women switching places at birth hospital We met after 35 years Jessica Baumgartner and Doris Grünwald were born prematurely at the LKH-Uniklinikum in Graz. AustriaAccording to local media reports, in October 1990.

Shortly after birth, the two babies were accidentally switched and given to the wrong parents. In 2012, Ms. Grünwald learned that she was not the biological daughter of her parents, Evelin and Josef. When she gave blood, she made the shocking discovery when she realized her blood type did not match her mother’s.

The case was reported by the Austrian broadcaster ORF in 2016, but the other family could not be traced at that time.

It has since emerged that Ms. Baumgartner was raised not far away by Herbert and Monika Derler. ORF’s Tema TV program.

When she got pregnant, she discovered her blood type did not match her parents’ and a doctor told her about the babies being swapped. BBC reports.

The two contacted Ms. Grünwald via Facebook and arranged a meeting. Ms Grünwald said: “We hit it off immediately. It was an indescribable feeling.”

The couple admitted they felt as if they had known each other for 35 years. Families also met. Ms Derler said her initial reaction to the news was “emotional turmoil”.

He said: “But my first thought was that Jessica was always going to be our child. And when I saw Doris, I thought she was so sweet.”

Evelin Grünwald said: “For me, my family is now even bigger and I finally feel confident in myself.” Ms. Baumgartner said it was good to see the situation becoming clearer, but acknowledged there were mixed feelings.

He said it was “huge” emotionally, containing “a lot of pain” as well as “beautiful” aspects of the story.

An operations manager at the hospital told the publisher LKH-Uniklinikum that he deeply regretted his mistake and apologized to both families.