Overview
- The infant was delivered unexpectedly at the mother's home in Builth Wells at about 24 weeks' gestation.
- Emergency services attended quickly and the baby was transferred to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, where he died later the same day.
- Pontypridd Coroner's Court recorded prematurity as the medical cause of death.
- Secondary factors were listed as amniotic fluid infection and antenatal cocaine exposure after the mother tested positive during pregnancy.
- Coroner Rachel Knight said the extent of each factor's contribution is unclear and noted minimal antenatal engagement.