‘Systemic failures’ in death of day-old baby at Welsh maternity unit

Series of missed opportunities in the care of Nelly Webb at Royal Glamorgan hospital, inquest hears

A day-old girl died after “systemic” failings at a troubled maternity unit and would probably have survived had her mother been moved 12 miles to a specialist centre, a coroner has concluded.

There were a series of mistakes in the care of Nelly Webb and missed opportunities to save her after her premature birth at the Royal Glamorgan hospital in south Wales, an inquest in Pontypridd heard.