Ashleigh Gleeson

National Health Editor

It is without a doubt, one of the worst IVF bungles in Australian history that’s caused the two families involved unimaginable heartbreak.

Medical editor Robyn Riley exclusively revealed the horror mix-up in which Monash IVF wrongly implanted a woman with another couple's embryo, leading her to give birth to a stranger’s baby.

It sent shockwaves around the world.

Robyn – who has more than 30 years of experience covering health – received a tip off and then spent the next two days meticulously checking the facts to ensure it was true.

As questions continue to swirl about what needs to change to make sure this never happens again, we spoke to legal experts about who gets to keep the child. Is it the mum who gave birth, or the biological parents?

If you have an issue you want us to investigate with IVF please email us at health@news.com.au.

Meanwhile we’re now getting close to the end of the Get Your Body Right series. Week five is all about a useful hack to seeing progress.

Anthony Dowsley – who won a Gold Walkley, journalism’s highest honour, for his reporting on the infamous Lawyer X scandal – has been taking part each week. This is what he had to say about last week’s focus on preventing the “phenomenon of tech neck”.

I was a youngish reporter when Tony Mokbel simply vanished in the middle of his trial in 2006. Back then, he was dubbed Fat Tony. I, on the other hand, was fit. But no one called me Thin Tony.

After he was captured in Athens 15 months later, our lives would all intersect later because of the Lawyer X story - the revelation that Mokbel’s lawyer, Nicola Gobbo, was informing against him. When I set eyes on Mokbel for the first time in the flesh as he walked away from court a free man, I couldn’t help a thought flashing through my mind.

Tony has lost 20kg and I’ve put them on. Am I now Fat Tony? Extra weight has many negatives. One of them is bad posture and the unrelenting ache I feel down the side of my neck.

They now call it “tech neck”. I’ve been concentrating on dulling those aches by completing the neck stretches. It instantly makes you stand straighter. But I’m still working on my Underbelly.

Three must-read stories

Hundreds of kids falling ill from this dishwasher danger

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New data shows the large number of calls being made to poisons hotlines. See the list of the most common reasons.

Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror IVF mix-up

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Two families have been left furious and heartbroken after a woman unwittingly gave birth to another couple’s baby in a massive IVF bungle which saw her implanted with the wrong emb...

Shock laws could bar biological mum from her own baby after IVF bungle

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Legal experts say the IVF scandal that saw a woman give birth to a stranger’s baby through Monash IVF could set a precedent for custody battles, with the biological parents potenti...

In focus

My resting heart rate steadily began to climb from the base of 55 until it got to the point where it was never below 90

Amanda Faulkner thought she was feeling off because of perimenopause. But then her smartwatch started going crazy.

Personal stories

I paid $26k for surgery instead of using private health insurance

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Amid long public waitlists and the increasing cost of Gold cover, people are forking out thousands for surgery in the private system. What’s the pros and cons?

‘What was that again?’: Subtle signs I had dementia at 57

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Tracing back my earlier symptoms, I felt anxious making phone calls and going to the shops – normal things I have done on a daily basis for years.

My mozzie bite became a flesh-eating ulcer

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Chris was bitten by a mosquito and ended up needing antibiotics and surgery. He’s calling for funding to fight the flesh-eating disease.

Finesse Your Fitness

#1 - This is how to see actual results from exercising Have you heard of something called progressive overload? In week five of the Get Your Body Right series we show you how to make sure you see change and progress.

#2 - Fit in just five minutes? You’ll want to try this easy workout Scientists have developed a routine that fits into your day – and boosts muscle strength and mood. But you have to prioritise this type of movement.

#3 - Niggly knees? Eight very useful things to know Which exercises you should do, the supplements that might help and whether or not to have an MRI scan. These are eight things you need to know about your knees.