birth mother
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His birth mother works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The clip, which you can watch here, features Donna Arthur, Acton’s birth mother, hurling some ugly allegations.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
He met his birth mother, but his attempts to find out about his father stalled after social workers warned him off asking questions.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
He learned his birth mother was buried in a pauper’s grave at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Santa Rosa, with “nothing to mark her grave but an upside-down horseshoe that has her name in it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
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