A Joint House Prepared For IVF Families In Bogor

The Photo Archives - Two mothers whose babies were swapped embraced after undergoing mediation at the Bogor Police Headquarters in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java Province, Friday (25/8/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A joint house is prepared for two families whose babies are swapped at a hospital in Bogor Regency, West Java Province, so that they can jointly raise their children for about a month before returning their children to their respective biological parents.

"It should be noted that the process for more than a month later is that we build a house together, it has been decided," said Bogor Resort Police Chief AKBP Rio Wahyu Anggoro in Bogor, Sunday, quoted by Antara.

According to him, the police together with two families whose babies were swapped have prepared plans so that they can take turns taking care of and build ties with their now one year old son.

"A schedule agreement has been made per schedule, date by date, such as the timeline (timeline) so that the bonding process between parents and the child is established with each other," he said.

The Bogor Resort Police on Friday (25/8) night delivered DNA test results showing that the baby boys from the couple Siti Mauliah (37) and Muhamad Tabrani (52) were swapped with babies from other patients at Sentosa Hospital, Kemang District, Bogor Regency.

According to his attorney, Siti Mauliah gave birth with a fault operation at Sentosa Hospital on July 18, 2022.

Siti Mauliah had breastfeeding the baby she gave birth to and felt something was different when breastfeeding her baby on the second day after giving birth. In addition, there was an exchange of baby ankle bracelets that raised Siti's suspicions.

Siti Mauliah's family then conducted a DNA examination and found out that the child they were treating was not Siti Mauliah's biological child.

Furthermore, Siti Mauliah's family tried to meet the family of a baby who was allegedly swapped with Siti Mauliah's biological child and asked them to do a DNA check. However, the request was rejected.

The hospital manager after conducting administrative examinations and DNA examinations on Siti's family contacted the parents of the baby who were suspected of being swapped with Siti's baby so that they would do a DNA examination. However, they stated that they were not willing.

On August 10, 2023, Siti's family reported to the Bogor Police Women and Children Service Unit in an effort to obtain certainty regarding their biological child.

The police followed up on the report by conducting an investigation, including asking for information from the manager and hospital employee where the baby Siti Mauliah was swapped.

DNA examinations were also carried out on children suspected of being swapped and their parents. The results of the cross-examination showed that Siti's child was confused with the child of another patient at Sentosa Hospital.