Compensation for being given the wrong baby.

Purple said:

and patient is asked their name and date of birth at least twice.

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Unlikely to work with a new-born unless its a Cork baby in a Cork hospital with a Cork Mammy & Daddy and babby is related to the Leprous OneI

Ridiculous.

It was also September 2021 when hospital staff and patients were probably all wearing masks making it much easier to mix people up.

Dr Strangelove said:

It was also September 2021 when hospital staff and patients were probably all wearing masks making it much easier to mix people up.

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Good point.
Anyway, bad things happen and most of the time we should just suck it up and move on. It's character forming. I've had doctors screw up (like incorrectly splinting my finger when I'd a broken hand) but pointed out the error and had it corrected. I've also been in minor car crashes where I had minor injuries that healed up within a few months. I wouldn't dream of looking for compensation for either.
In this case I think it's a shame that it wasn't thrown out of court and costs awarded against the people who took it.