I find it hard to believe the hospital, any hospital, would allow them to take the corpse of the baby home. It is pretty disturbing. My nephew an his wife lost two babies at 6 months, each survived a day or less. They had both baptized, a funeral, burial, etc. I never heard they’d even considered taking the bodies home. I guess different families grieve differently.
Hospital policy may not allow it, but I wrapped a stillborn baby in a blanket and handed him to the grandmother to take home. She then personally took him to the mortuary to be buried along with his daddy. Both were killed by a drunk driver. Only mom survived. It was against policy, but I had the backing of my immediate bosses. Still, sleeping with the dead child is sort of odd. But I don't judge because I've never been in those shoes.