A mother who gave birth unexpectedly after being told she was suffering from early menopause has formally complained about the treatment she received at her doctor’s surgery.

Anita Arora, 46, has lodged an official complaint with NHS Wandsworth and the General Medical Council (GMC) over the surgery’s failure to detect her pregnancy.

In the months leading up to the birth of her son Matthew, she claims she was told by two GPs she was suffering from the early menopause rather than being pregnant.

She said in a letter: “I have been given third-world treatment while living in the UK.

“My GPs and doctors have abused my trust, which I laid in them by believing what they said.”

Mrs Arora was also critical of her GP, and the way he runs his practice.

She said: “GP’s are highly paid by the NHS to care about their patients, not neglect them.

“It seems to me my GP and [the] practice manager are only interested in doing their private business on the surgery premises.

“They have no responsibility for their care, for them we are just clients.”

Matthew is still in the neonatal unit at St George’s Hospital, but has been moved from an incubator to a cot.

Mrs Arora said she was happy with her son’s progress, and that he was feeding well.

An NHS Wandsworth spokesman said: “We have received Mrs Arora’s complaint.

“We take complaints against independent GPs very seriously, and will be investigating this matter fully.”

The GMC were unable to comment on Mrs Arora’s complaint.