A child may suffer a speech impediment after a doctor performed a surgery on him by accident.
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The baby's parents of Tennessee, are outraged over a medical error that caused the doctor to perform a tongue-clipping on their son after mixing him up with another baby.
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Not long after baby Nate was born in the University Medical Center in Lebanon, his parents took him back for a routine physical examination.
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Jennifer Melton said that when her son was brought back to her and her husband, a nurse mentioned something about a procedure that had been done.
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They were confused. The nurse explained that surgeons had to cut the flap of skin under Nate's tongue. Melton said that her child did not need the procedure.
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The doctor who performed the procedure, admitted his mistake and apologized. He explained that he had asked for the wrong baby as he needed to perform the procedure on a different child.
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The family is very worried about how little Nate will develop as he might face speech or eating problems, attorney Clint Kelly said.
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