Mom breast feeds wrong baby, charged $100?

A devastated new mom was billed more than $100 for the blood test she was forced to provide after her baby was breastfed by the wrong woman in a maternity ward mix-up.

Cheltenham mum Caroline Laws said she was distraught when she learned baby Elise had been sent to the wrong mother just hours after her birth.
Ms Laws said Elise was breastfed for 15 minutes by the wrong mom before staff realised the bungle.

The Williamstown woman complained to a midwife she did not think the baby was hers before the mix-up was discovered on Sunday. The hospital is investigating. Ms Laws said she and husband Brett were stunned when a blood test invoice for just over $100 arrived at their home last month.

"I couldn't believe they had the audacity to send me the bill," she said. "I phoned them straight away to tell them there was no way I was paying and I sent it back." Ms Laws said she was so upset she left the hospital just one day after Elise's birth without making a formal complaint. Article here.