Born Into Care: International Perspectives on the Removal of Babies at Birth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781447374213)

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Born Into Care: International Perspectives on the Removal of Babies at Birth

$38.95

Born Into Care: International Perspectives on the Removal of Babies at Birth

$38.95
Format: Paperback
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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

A ground-breaking international collection, Born into Care brings together leading scholars, practitioners, advocates and mothers with lived experience to confront the hidden and deeply controversial practice of infant removal at birth.

The first book of its kind, it delivers a powerful critique of the legal, ethical and political systems that perpetuate a practice which disproportionately impacts marginalised families. Topics covered in the book include decision-making at birth, human rights and access to justice, and the intersecting inequities of class, gender, racism and ableism.

Through rigorous analysis and diverse perspectives, the collection challenges dominant child protection narratives and lays the groundwork for systemic transformation.



Author: Laura Abbott
ISBN-10: 1447374215
ISBN-13: 9781447374213
Publisher: Policy Press
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2026
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.65d
By Laura Abbott
By Laura Abbott
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Karen Broadhurst OBE is Distinguished Professor of Social Work at Lancaster University. She is a leading figure in family justice research, including child protection at birth.

Emily Keddell is Professor of Social Work at the University of Otago (Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka).

Linda Cusworth is Senior Research Fellow at Lancaster University and a specialist in family justice research including children in care.

Lucy Griffiths is Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology at Swansea University and a specialist in child health and wellbeing, with her work covering infants born into care.

Claire Mason is Research Fellow at Lancaster University and leading a pioneer of systems change regarding child protection in pregnancy and at birth.

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