Parents asked to leave hospital by back door with dead baby, inquest hears

Shauna McNeill and partner Kevin Lee surrounded by family members outside the Coroner's Court in Dublin today following the inquest into the tragic death of their baby son Kevin McNeill in 2019 at the National Maternity Hospital. They felt the hospital 'wanted to keep his life a secret and baby Kevin was not afforded the same dignity as other healthy babies leaving the hospital through the front door'. Picture: Moya Nolan

A mother has told an inquest into the death of her baby son at The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, that she and her partner were later asked to use the hospital back entrance when leaving with their dead baby.

Baby Kevin McNeill was seven days old when he died in his mother’s arms after it was decided life care would be withdrawn on February 17, 2019, Dublin District Coroners Court heard.