Sending stillborn baby from NI to Liverpool 'will haunt mum forever'

A post-mortem examination can be carried out in the case of a miscarriage, stillbirth, or death of a baby or a child.

In 2019, an interim service was set up by the Department of Health for the post-mortem examinations to take place in Liverpool after a local paediatric pathologist could not be appointed.

Mrs Buckley said it was "horrendous" and "heartbreaking" having to say "goodbye" twice to her baby, including the first time when the midwives told her there is no heartbeat and later when the undertakers arrived to take the body to Liverpool.

The Department of Health said while the health minister made access to Alder Hey a priority, he was "committed to finding a better resolution to the issue".

Mrs Buckley said a hospital porter arrived at the bereavement suite and left a bag with a white metal box inside, where they were asked to place Ollie.

"It will haunt me forever," she said.

"Just this innocent little baby lying there. I had put him into a cold metal box to go to Liverpool, and I wasn't sure when I was going to see him again.

"There is no timeline; you have to agree to that, and you just don't know when you're getting your baby back."