Baby organs scandal came as shock to maternity hospital staff too, Professor reveals 

Consultant obstetrician says staff at the maternity hospital wish they could have done more to help the parents affected

Prof Keelin O'Donoghue said staff were very clear about how unacceptable this incident was from the start when they reported it to the management teams at both CUH and CUMH last year.

A consultant obstetrician at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH), who is monitoring the national implementation of standards for bereavement care following pregnancy loss and perinatal death, says staff at the maternity hospital wish they could have done more to help the parents affected by the baby organ scandal.

But Professor Keelin O’Donoghue said they just were not aware that organs had been sent overseas for incineration until afterward.