The parents of a school girl who was born "blue and floppy" have instructed solicitors to investigate her care within maternity facilities. Eirwen Ansell was born nine days over her due date via emergency caesarean in 2010.
When she was born, she was "blue and floppy" and had to be resuscitated. It was discovered that she had breathed fluid into her lungs while she was in the womb. The family from Cwmbran have raised concerns about the maternity care that they received at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.
Eirwen spent 11 days in hospital on a ventilator and was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Now aged 13, her condition affects her mobility, speech and sight.
