A woman in the US is carrying another couple's child after she says a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo.
Carolyn Savage, who is due to give birth within the next two weeks, says a fertility clinic transferred the wrong frozen embryo to her womb in early February.
Ten days later, her husband Sean Savage got a call from a doctor saying his wife was pregnant with someone else's child.
Similar cases have degenerated into custody battles and ugly lawsuits.
But 40-year-old Carolyn Savage says she knew right away that she and her husband would give the baby to the biological parents.
"This was someone else's child," she told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
"We didn't know who it was. We didn't know if they didn't have children or if this was their last chance for a child."
"We knew if our child was out there, we'd go to the ends of the earth to get our child back," she said.
Savage is due to give birth to a boy within the next two weeks via caesarean section.
When it happens, biological parents Paul and Shannon Morell, of Michigan, will be nearby, waiting to meet their son.
"How do you thank somebody for what they've done?" Shannon Morell said.
"I could say thank you a million different ways."
The Savages, who live in northwestern Ohio, said the doctor told them they could abort, but the couple didn't consider that a viable option.
"It wasn't even something we had to discuss," said Sean Savage, 39.
The Morells, who live north of Detroit, learned of the mistake a day after the Savages.
They were just about to start the process of having another baby with their last embryos when the clinic called.
A few days passed before they learned that the Savages were not only willing to continue with the pregnancy, but also to hand over the baby without hesitation.
In the first few weeks, the Savages sent email updates after every doctor's visit.
The couples finally met about three months into the pregnancy.
Then in August, Carolyn Savage asked Shannon Morell whether she wanted to be with her for the ultrasound.
Neither family is sure what will happen after the baby is handed over to the Morells.
They plan on approaching it like they have so far - with caution and care - making sure not to cause any more pain.
Carolyn Savage won't have another chance to carry her own baby because of her age and difficulties during her earlier pregnancies.
She and her husband plan to hire a surrogate and try again for a fourth child.
The Savages won't reveal the name of the fertility clinic that mixed up the embryro, saying only that it's not in Ohio.
They have hired lawyers who say they are working to make sure the clinic will accept full responsibility.
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