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| Foetus found in Monklands Hospital clinical waste bin | Foetus found in Monklands Hospital clinical waste bin |
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| An investigation is under way after the body of an unborn baby was found in a clinical waste bin at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. | An investigation is under way after the body of an unborn baby was found in a clinical waste bin at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie. |
| The foetus was believed to be between 15 and 20 weeks old. | The foetus was believed to be between 15 and 20 weeks old. |
| NHS Lanarkshire apologised for the distress caused by the incident and said it aimed to treat all families with dignity and respect. | NHS Lanarkshire apologised for the distress caused by the incident and said it aimed to treat all families with dignity and respect. |
| Scottish Health Minister Alex Neil said something had gone "seriously wrong". | Scottish Health Minister Alex Neil said something had gone "seriously wrong". |
| Mr Neil, who is the MSP for Airdrie, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Clearly something has gone very badly wrong with the procedure as a result of which a foetus was wrongly put into a repository that it shouldn't have been put into. | Mr Neil, who is the MSP for Airdrie, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Clearly something has gone very badly wrong with the procedure as a result of which a foetus was wrongly put into a repository that it shouldn't have been put into. |
| "There is a proper procedure and foetuses are stored at Wishaw General Hospital in these circumstances in a very protected and respectable environment. | "There is a proper procedure and foetuses are stored at Wishaw General Hospital in these circumstances in a very protected and respectable environment. |
| "The health board is investigating what actually happened." | "The health board is investigating what actually happened." |
| A spokeswoman for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society said hospitals should be following guidance issued by the Royal College of Nursing and the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management. | |
| The guidance states that foetal remains should be disposed of sensitively and separately to clinical waste. | |
| The spokeswoman added that this situation was "very distressing for everybody" and that "babies bodies, whenever they're delivered, should be treated with respect". |