Cincinnati hospital loses remains of newborn and searches landfill

Police said it’s not clear exactly what happened to the body of a boy who was stillborn, but it didn’t make it to the morgue and couldn’t be found later

The remains of a newborn infant were lost at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, leading to an unsuccessful search at a landfill and an apology from the hospital, officials said.

The leader of the UC Health system offered the apology but no details in a statement that calls what happened an “unacceptable situation”.

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