Richard Cushworth

When Mercy Casanellas laid eyes on her baby after her emergency Caesarean last year, it was love at first sight. He had her sharp nose, her husband's blue eyes. Then, because he was born prematurely, he had to spend the night at the specialist ward.

The months-long saga of a two babies switched shortly after birth at an exclusive private hospital in El Salvador and given to the wrong mothers has ended after the infants were returned to their biological families, government officials said on Tuesday.

When Mercy Casanellas laid eyes on her baby after her emergency Caesarean last year, it was love at first sight. He had her sharp nose, her husband's blue eyes. Then, because he was born prematurely, he had to spend the night at the specialist ward.

The months-long saga of a two babies switched shortly after birth at an exclusive private hospital in El Salvador and given to the wrong mothers has ended after the infants were returned to their biological families, government officials said on Tuesday.