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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

London Mother Reveals NHS Told Her To Refrigerate Miscarried Baby Because Hospital Was Full

A London mother says NHS staff told her to store her miscarried baby in the family fridge because the hospital had no space to take the remains, leaving her and her partner to keep their child at home for nine days before a mortuary place was found.

Sheree Chanelle Wakeford‑Knight, 30, and Hassan Niyazi, 38, say repeated pleas for an ambulance during severe bleeding went unanswered before she miscarried alone at home in the early hours, an ordeal she has now described publicly.

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