I am watching this story from the BBC and on most mainstream media about a newborn being taken from his mother. He was originally returned to his mother but has now been taken into social services care again.
The mother has not abused or neglected the child (hardly possible in 2 hours in hospital) but has mental health problems and had a troubled childhood herself. She was cared for by state and has been deemed by that state as not fit to make the day to day choices and decisions we all take for granted. She is, allegedly, not fit to be a mother. The state didn't do a very good job of bringing her up, so why do they think they will do a better job with her son.
I completely understand the role of social services in protecting vulnerable children, if fact I this 18 year old girl is still classed as a vulnerable child. However, I think that she is being severly let down by those that have cared for her at a time when she needs all the help and support she can get to adjust to a new way of life.
I shall continue to watch this story with interest and I hope she regains custody very very soon.
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