Further delay in report on babies' remains sent from Cork hospital for incineration 

The organs of 18 babies who died at Cork University Maternity Hospital were sent to Antwerp, Belgium, for incineration because its burial plot was full

Review was commissioned by Cork University Hospital in May 2020 to establish the circumstances leading to the incineration of the organs. Picture: Larry Cummins

The families of babies whose organs were sent from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in Antwerp, Belgium, have been told a report into the incident has been further delayed.

The report by a review team set up to examine how the organs had been incinerated without the permission or knowledge of the babies’ parents had been due for publication in late October or early November.