Audit on incinerated babies' organs only examined 10% of cases

The organs of Leona Bermingham's deceased baby, Lee, were sent to Antwerp for incineration without her knowledge or consent in spring 2020. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

The mum of a baby whose organs were sent abroad for incineration without her knowledge says the full truth of how organs are dealt with in Irish hospitals is unknown because an internal audit by the health service only examined 10% of cases in a period covering less than four years.

The organs Leona Bermingham's deceased baby were sent to Antwerp for incineration without her knowledge or consent in spring 2020 — one of 18 similar cases at Cork University Maternity Hospital.