Dozens of stillbirths to be reviewed by south Wales health board

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More than two dozen stillbirths and one case in which a baby died shortly after birth are among 43 being investigated by a Welsh health board, it has been announced.

Cwm Taf University Health Board said a review of pregnancies in which there was an “adverse outcome” since 1 January 2016 had identified 43 cases that needed a full investigation.

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