Tucumán hospital DNA tests confirm no baby swap occurred

DNA testing has confirmed that a newborn baby delivered at the Hospital Regional de Concepción in Tucumán, Argentina, is the biological child of his parents, resolving a controversy regarding a potential baby swap.

The incident occurred on August 14 after a 23-year-old woman underwent an emergency cesarean section. Despite multiple ultrasounds indicating she was expecting a girl, the infant delivered was a boy. The confusion escalated when the baby was presented to the parents wearing pink clothing and earrings.

Following a judicial order, the Prosecutor's Office conducted genetic profiles on five infants born during the same timeframe at the hospital. The results from the Laboratory of Forensic Genetics confirmed that all profiles matched their respective mothers, ruling out an exchange of infants.

While the biological link is confirmed, an administrative investigation remains active. The Ministry of Public Health of Tucumán has preemptively suspended four hospital staff members involved in the identification process. Authorities are investigating communication failures and documentation inconsistencies to determine how the gender identification error occurred.