A couple are taking legal action against a NHS health board after their newborn daughter died just hours after her birth.

Liliwen Iris Thomas died of complications during labour just 20 hours after she was born at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff in October 2022.

Her parents Emily Brazier and Rhodri Thomas, from Cardiff, claim the mum was left alone to give birth.

They have now launched civil action against Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Ms Brazier said: "I have very hazy memories of my labour but then I vividly remember peeling back the covers and seeing Liliwen there, completely still and lifeless.

"That image will be with me forever.

"I still have flashbacks and nightmares and have been in counselling since it happened."

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