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Health board apologizes after mother denied hospital breastfeeding meals

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Sophie Price was denied a hospital meal because she was not breastfeeding at Grange University Hospital.
She had given birth at the same hospital five days earlier.
Her newborn daughter Florence was in a paediatric ward fighting for her life.
Aneurin Bevan health board apologized for her experience and pledged support.
Her family spent more than £1,000 on canteen and takeaway food during a three-week stay.

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Sophie Price was denied a hospital meal because she was not breastfeeding at Grange University Hospital.
She had given birth at the same hospital five days earlier.
Her newborn daughter Florence was in a paediatric ward fighting for her life.
Aneurin Bevan health board apologized for her experience and pledged support.
Her family spent more than £1,000 on canteen and takeaway food during a three-week stay.