Family want 'a little bit of clarity' following death of woman after stillbirth in Cork

Barrister for the family Doireann O’Mahony said it was very traumatic for the family to find out through a report in the Irish Examiner following Geraldine’s first anniversary that an inquest was to take place.

Geraldine Yankeu, a Cameroonian woman who died after the stillbirth of her daughter. Picture: Forevermissed.com

The sister of a woman who died at Cork University Maternity Hospital days after giving birth to her stillborn daughter says she wants to find out what led to her sister’s death so that her family can have closure.

Geraldine Yankeu’s sister Ornella was speaking after a preliminary inquest hearing into Geraldine’s death at CUMH in August 2021. The 31-year-old died after the birth of her stillborn daughter Mary. Both were taken to Geraldine’s native Cameroon for burial.