Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition says the province failed to prepare hospitals for a surge of summer births.

Low staffing levels at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) and Regina General Hospital led to unsafe conditions on maternity wards, said Meara Conway, the NDP health critic.

Conway cited anonymous comments from nurses that were released this month by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. The letters claimed short staffing, lack of beds, outdated equipment and improper care are put…