Two devastated mothers have swapped toddlers after a hospital blunder sent them home with the wrong babies — two years ago.
Russian Anna Androsova and Chechan Zarema Tiasumova have exchanged children after DNA results proved they had raised each other's sons.
Ms Androsova said her husband had suspected she had engaged in an affair when the child they raised developed dark skin and hair.
She was then shocked to find the boy's maternity ward ID tag had Ms Tiasumova's name on it.
"It was a nightmare. I loved little Nikita but somehow always knew something wasn't quite right," Ms Androsova said on Russian television.
"There was no family resemblance and my husband was suspicious."
But Ms Tiasumova refused to hand over the boy she had raised as Aldan until she was taken to court over the DNA results.
"I can't turn off my love like a switch or a light," she said.
"I loved him for two years and will always feel I am his real mother.
"Of course, I am happy to have my own son but you can't help the way you feel."
She still admits to sitting outside Ms Androsova's house to "feel closer" to the boy she raised.
Ms Tiasumova has changed her biological son's name from Nikita to Ali, while Ms Androsova has reused Nikita in place of Aldan.
The maternity ward, located in Mtsensk in central Russia, says a lack of staff was a factor in the mistake.
They claim two nurses were forced to care for 20 newborns.
The nurse responsible has been sacked.
afp 1 Apr 2009
The message is the same ALL over the planet.
Problem: Lack of staff / resources / underpayment in Hospitals.
Solution : If something goes wrong, blame then Sack the staff.
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