birth mother
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In 2021, they left their adoptive mother and moved to live with their birth mother.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Mieke Murkes was an infant when her birth mother, Okgyun, gave her up for adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It was around the same time that PJ’s foster mother implored a local social worker to help him find his birth mother.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
These children were almost always placed for adoption without much input from the birth mother, and the trauma that resulted was often lifelong.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025
On the day that the social worker picked up Baby Emma to bring her home to her birth mother, Mama let us each hold her for a few minutes.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
