A fatal accident inquiry is to be held over the tragic death of a baby after she was born in an Angus hospital.
Nevaeh Delilah Navarro Stewart was born at 39 weeks in Montrose Maternity Unit in 2012 but became ill and died less than four hours later.
An inquiry at Forfar Sheriff Court will discuss whether the baby’s death could have been avoided by different practices at Tayside Health Board.
The Scottish Ambulance Service withdrew from the inquiry on Monday as there was “no criticism” of the body.
Nevaeh’s parents, Kimberley and Gary Stewart from Auchenblae, were present at a hearing in Forfar at which Sheriff Pino Di Emidio confirmed evidence will begin next month, and conveyed his condolences to the Stewarts.
Tayside Health Board was represented, with Nicola Ross appearing on behalf of the Crown.
Ms Ross said they had instructed 13 witnesses, and Tayside Health Board will have expert witnesses in the fields of midwifery, obstetrics and neonatology.
Mr Stewart, a logistics supervisor, said: “I would like to say there will be one publication on my behalf.
“This will be a recording of a telephone conversation between myself and the Montrose Maternity Unit.”
At a previous hearing, solicitor Robbie Whiteman said for the health board: “From an ambulance service point of view their involvement was somewhat later, for Tayside Health Board their involvement will be to do with transport.”
Mother of three Mrs Stewart, 31, has been heavily involved in fundraising for SANDS, the Stillbirth and Neo-natal Death Charity.
An online fundraiser made almost £12,500 for the charity, including a £9,448 donation from offshore firm Transocean.
She also took on a sponsored shark dive with a group of friends in 2013.