Hospital Mixup Sends Couple’s Baby to Be Cremated

An Australian couple is searching for answers after a hospital accidentally sent their stillborn daughter to the funeral home for cremation. The couple was hoping to get an autopsy and genetic testing done on their daughter to provide answers about her condition before being sent to the funeral home. Apparently, the couple’s paperwork went missing at the hospital, and a lack of funding meant there was no full-time worker at the hospital’s mortuary, leading to a consequential miscommunication. The hospital claims it was an isolated incident and has since improved its processes. 

See Couple Devastated After Hospital Accidentally Cremates Baby, Fox News, February 27, 2017.