of course he never asked

[vetran]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...group-12399580

Almost half of UK men who take a paternity test turn out not to be the real father, new figures show.

Testing firm DNA Clinics, which is part of the Salford-based BioClinics Group, analysed 5,000 results selected randomly from between January 2014 and June 2016.

The results show 48 per cent or 2,396 of UK men tested were not the biological father. Fifty-two per cent, or 2,604, of those tested were proven to be the father.

For England as a whole, 51 per cent were ruled out as being the paternal father. In Northern Ireland, 42 per cent were ruled out while in Scotland the figure was 39 per cent.
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[SueEllen]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...group-12399580

The people who use a DNA clinic are self-selecting as in that they suspect that the child isn't theirs.

[vetran]

The people who use a DNA clinic are self-selecting as in that they suspect that the child isn't theirs.

Or researching their ancestry. But they seem to be in the right ballpark.

actual figures seem to be 1-30% of paternity fraud.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...lished%20today.

Their review of estimates of so-called paternal discrepancy over more than 50 years suggests the father was not the natural parent in between 1% and 30% of cases.

Studies based on populations not being tested for paternity suggested a 3.7% rate, said the authors, but accurate figures were needed for Britain, where about a third of pregnancies are unplanned and one in five divorces cites infidelity by one or both partners.

Unless you live in Nigeria where finding your prince seems common.
https://allafrica.com/stories/201904270063.html

[DoctorStrangelove]

Reminds me of an episode in Call The Midwife.

Strangelove Mater, a midwife in the late 40s & early 50s, related tales of this happening back then.

She wasn't a great fan of the tv programme.

[SueEllen]

Strangelove Mater, a midwife in the late 40s & early 50s, related tales of this happening back then.

She wasn't a great fan of the tv programme.

To be fair if the TV programme was like the book, no-one would watch it.