A woman had to wait two years for a report that revealed a litany of hospital failings surrounding the death of her unborn baby. Hayley Ryan, 43, told WalesOnline she'd had to wait despite "begging" for answers from Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (UHB).
The health board runs Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil where Hayley, of Aberdare, had been cared for during her pregnancy with her son Zaiyan. She was 40-years-old when lost Zaiyan at 30 weeks and gave birth to him stillborn on June 12, 2020.
An internal investigation report found there had been six "care problems" at the hospital - including the decision to discharge Hayley from hospital two days before Zaiyan died - and identified eight areas for learning. It also concluded a "root cause" of Zaiyan's death was a missed diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy, which can cause death or serious disability to a mother and baby.
