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A police officer has spoken about her experience of post-traumatic stress disorder after dealing with the death of a baby.

It follows an investigation by 5 live Daily that found the number of police officers and staff taking long-term sick leave for psychological conditions had gone up by a third over the past five years.

PC Angela Jones is now attending a self-help group for officers coping with mental health issues, run by Gwent Police.

She told 5 live鈥檚 Mark Hutchings that dealing with the baby鈥檚 death on duty brought back memories of her nearly losing her own child.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 sleep, I would have flashbacks, I couldn鈥檛 stop thinking about this little baby I dealt with. I can remember everything about her. For me it triggered everything back to me nearly losing my child.鈥�

This clip is from 5 live Daily on 12 July 2016.