Foetus found in Monklands Hospital clinical waste bin 22 March 2013 Last updated at 10:09 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. 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." 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. The health board is investigating what actually happened.