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Florida Couple Keeps Baby Born from IVF Clinic Embryo Mix-Up

A Florida couple, Tiffany Score and Steven Mills, will retain custody of their infant daughter, Shea, following an embryo mix-up at the Fertility Center of Orlando. The biological parents of Shea, identified only as Patient 004, have reached a mutually devised custody agreement with Score and Mills. This agreement recognizes Score and Mills as the permanent custodial parents, solidifying their deeply formed emotional bond with Shea since her conception. The case highlights the rare occurrence of such mix-ups and underscores the couple’s unwavering commitment to Shea.

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IVF Embryo Mix-Up: Biological Parents Identified in Florida Case

The biological parents of a baby born in an embryo mix-up have been identified through DNA testing. The infant, Shea, was revealed to be genetically 100% South Asian, despite being born to a white couple, Tiffany Score and Steven Mills. The Fertility Center of Orlando stated they identified a South Asian couple whose egg retrieval and embryo transfer dates coincided with Score’s. While this resolves one aspect of the case, questions remain about the fate of Score and Mills’ embryos, and the clinic has announced its closure.

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