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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Woman stored baby’s remains in fridge after London hospital refused them

Laura Brody and her partner, Lawrence, with their baby’s memory box
Laura Brody and her partner, Lawrence, with their baby’s memory box. Photograph: Tulip Mazumdar/BBC News

A London hospital has launched an investigation after a woman whose baby died in the womb had to deliver her son at home due to a lack of beds, and keep his remains in her fridge when A&E staff said they could not store them safely.

Laura Brody and her partner, Lawrence White, both 39, were “tipped into hell” after being sent home by University hospital Lewisham and told to wait seven days for a delivery bed when it was discovered their baby no longer had a heartbeat.

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