A three-day-old baby has died after his mother testing positive for coronavirus before she gave birth, an inquest has heard.
Coolio Carl Justin Morgan was born in the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, South Wales, with a low heart rate.
The inquest at Pontypridd Coroner's Court heard Coolio, whose parents are from Maesteg, Bridgend, was transferred to Singleton hospital in Swansea but died on May 5.
The BBC reports that the primary cause of death was listed as severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, meaning the brain is starved of blood and oxygen.
Maternal Covid-19 was listed as a secondary cause.
Senior coroner's officer Lauren Howitt told the hearing "the mother was found to be Covid-19 positive soon after delivery".
No post-mortem examination was carried out
Coroner Graeme Hughes has listed a final inquest for April 28, 2021.
Last week a six-week-old baby died in hospital in the UK after contracting coronavirus.
In this case, NHS England said the baby had one or more underlying health conditions.
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