birth mother

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She then found out that her son's birth mother was pregnant, and decided to put herself forward as a potential parent for this new baby, should that be needed.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Mieke Murkes was an infant when her birth mother, Okgyun, gave her up for adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Unable to cope, her birth mother placed her in an orphanage in the South Korean capital, Seoul.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 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

“Technically, if you include my birth mother, I have three.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman