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You mean misattributed paternity. Misattributed parentage happens mainly to men. It's a much more involved process to defraud a woman of her child than a man.

waterhouse 8y ago
I guess the two mechanisms that come to mind: 1. Drug and kidnap the woman, implant an embryo that isn't hers, and bring her back home without her finding out. 2. Switch the baby with another plausible-looking one in the hospital. (I have heard this happens more than one might expect. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-08-16/features/1998228086_1_bracelet-delivery-room-baby-id http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-08-16/features/1998228... says "About 28,000 babies get switched in hospitals every year, temporarily or permanently, out of four million births", though "most mistakes are fixed before the baby leaves the hospital".)
- bangonkeyboard 8y ago
  3. The mother is a genetic chimera whose womb has differing DNA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Fairchild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Fairchild
- mbreese 8y ago
  An IVF mixup is another... Or a kid who was unknowingly raised by their grandparents is an example where you’d see both parents misattributed.
  - toomanybeersies 8y ago
    > Or a kid who was unknowingly raised by their grandparents is an example where you’d see both parents misattributed. I know a guy who this happened to. He got a Mormon girl pregnant and was basically paid to go away, and the child was raised by the grandparents.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> It's a much more involved process to defraud a woman of her child than a man. Misattributed parentage here is misinforming (intentionally or not) children about their parents. Misinforming supposed or actual parents (what you seem to be concerned about) may or may not be involved.
dang 8y ago
We went with the phrase used in the article. Since some people don't know that they were adopted, it's not just about paternity.
- tathougies 8y ago
  I didn't say it was just about paternity, just that it is mainly about paternity. Similar to how breast cancer is mainly a women's issue, despite some men getting it as well. The article makes something that is not equal seem equal. That was my one nit.
toomanybeersies 8y ago
It's not unknown for women to come home from hospital with the wrong baby. Here's an example from earlier this year: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/wrong-newborn-baby-swap-montenegro-podgorica-a8356306.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/wrong-newbor...
andygcook 8y ago
When I was born in 1988 the hospital gave the wrong baby to my mother to bring home. She realized pretty quickly and they corrected the mistake. I’m sure this doesn’t happen much anymore, but had she not realized she probably wouldn’t have ever known. Obviously that mixup would affect my dad too.

waterhouse 8y ago

I guess the two mechanisms that come to mind: 1. Drug and kidnap the woman, implant an embryo that isn't hers, and bring her back home without her finding out. 2. Switch the baby with another plausible-looking one in the hospital. (I have heard this happens more than one might expect. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-08-16/features/1998228086_1_bracelet-delivery-room-baby-id http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-08-16/features/1998228... says "About 28,000 babies get switched in hospitals every year, temporarily or permanently, out of four million births", though "most mistakes are fixed before the baby leaves the hospital".)

bangonkeyboard 8y ago
3. The mother is a genetic chimera whose womb has differing DNA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Fairchild https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Fairchild
mbreese 8y ago
An IVF mixup is another... Or a kid who was unknowingly raised by their grandparents is an example where you’d see both parents misattributed.
- toomanybeersies 8y ago
  > Or a kid who was unknowingly raised by their grandparents is an example where you’d see both parents misattributed. I know a guy who this happened to. He got a Mormon girl pregnant and was basically paid to go away, and the child was raised by the grandparents.

dragonwriter 8y ago

> It's a much more involved process to defraud a woman of her child than a man. Misattributed parentage here is misinforming (intentionally or not) children about their parents. Misinforming supposed or actual parents (what you seem to be concerned about) may or may not be involved.

dang 8y ago

We went with the phrase used in the article. Since some people don't know that they were adopted, it's not just about paternity.

tathougies 8y ago
I didn't say it was just about paternity, just that it is mainly about paternity. Similar to how breast cancer is mainly a women's issue, despite some men getting it as well. The article makes something that is not equal seem equal. That was my one nit.

toomanybeersies 8y ago

It's not unknown for women to come home from hospital with the wrong baby. Here's an example from earlier this year: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/wrong-newborn-baby-swap-montenegro-podgorica-a8356306.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/wrong-newbor...

andygcook 8y ago

When I was born in 1988 the hospital gave the wrong baby to my mother to bring home. She realized pretty quickly and they corrected the mistake. I’m sure this doesn’t happen much anymore, but had she not realized she probably wouldn’t have ever known. Obviously that mixup would affect my dad too.