maternity
LLANELLI: Mums-to-be face Swansea trips for check-ups as maternity clinic changes
Pregnant women in Llanelli who plan to give birth at Singleton will lose the option of some appointments at Prince…
HEALTH BOARD: Swansea Bay £112m in the red and failed by auditors — as payouts for blunders double in a year of scandals
Auditors are about to mark Swansea Bay's health board accounts as failing the rules, after it overspent by £112m and…
SWANSEA: ‘We couldn’t say his name without getting emotional’ — the Singleton midwife so kind that parents named their baby after him
When Shania Jenkins haemorrhaged after a premature birth at Singleton Hospital, midwife Michael Nixon stayed by her side through the…
‘I told them she was nine months pregnant and she might die’ — Swansea mum gives birth in A&E during cardiac emergency
A Swansea mother has given birth in Morriston Hospital’s emergency department after suffering a cardiac emergency in labour, with her…
Wales’ only mother and baby mental health unit to close temporarily for urgent repairs
Uned Gobaith, the specialist mother and baby mental health unit at Tonna Hospital, will close for up to six weeks…
Mal Pope’s homecoming show to help families stay close to their babies in hospital
Swansea singer and broadcaster Mal Pope is turning his next big concert into a fundraiser to help parents stay near…
Scottish health leader brought in to scrutinise Swansea Bay maternity overhaul after damning reviews
A senior health chief from Scotland has been drafted in to keep watch over Swansea Bay University Health Board’s troubled…
Former Children’s Commissioner to lead Wales-wide review of maternity and neonatal services
Professor Sally Holland will chair a new independent assessment of maternity and neonatal services across Wales, following serious concerns raised…
Independent Review finds repeated failings in Swansea Bay maternity care as Welsh Government escalates intervention
Swansea Bay University Health Board’s maternity and neonatal services have been escalated to the second highest level of intervention following…
Family’s fundraising a ‘dip in the ocean’ compared to their thanks for neonatal staff
Giving birth for the first time must surely rank as one of life’s best moments but having to wait five…
Patient group reveals shocking treatment of new mothers at Singleton Hospital in new report
A new report by patient group Llais on maternity services in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot has described families feeling…