A Romanian woman who gave birth to a baby girl got home to find the hospital had given her a boy instead.

Cristina Zahariuc, 35, from Horlesti in Iasi county, only realised the mistake when she changed the baby's nappy. She said: "The nurses brought me the baby in the clothes I gave them so I didn't suspect anything. Only when I got home and I invited some friends and the baby's godparents to see her did I notice my 'girl' had an penis. I was paralysed."

Staff at Sfanta Maria Hospital in Iasi said the mix-up was due to the fact that the babies had similar family names - Zahariuc and Zaharia - and were in neighbouring cots. However, the hospital has launched an internal investigation to find out who was responsible for the mistake. The little girl's dad, Constantin Zahariuc, 38, said he would not sue or seek compensation as he was just happy to have her home safe.

"It was very strange though. We were calling the hospital to tell them about the confusion and they were hanging up on us saying we should stop fooling around. They thought we were playing tricks on them," he said. The Zahariucs already have two boys, a six and a ten-year-old, and say they really wanted a girl this time. They named her Ana Maria.

She should have chosen a name like Lesley it wouldn't have mattered what she brought home!

The other kids were thrilled by the mix up.

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