Parents 'eternally grateful' to wrong embryo mother

The biological parents of a baby boy born to a US woman who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic say they will be “eternally grateful” to her.

Paul and Shannon Morell of suburban Detroit said in a statement today said the baby was born on Friday at 5 pounds, 3 ounces and 18 inches long.

The Morells described birth mother Carolyn Savage of Toledo, Ohio, as their “guardian angel”.

The Savages said a fertility clinic outside Ohio transferred the wrong frozen embryo in February.

Ten days later, they got a call from a doctor at the clinic saying she was pregnant with someone else’s child.

The Savages said on Wednesday they never considered terminating the pregnancy or trying to fight for custody.