birth mother

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But as birth mother to Kelly and her brother, her approval had to be given for things such as the children going on holiday abroad or having their ears pierced.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

She felt they had been forced to live a "legal fiction", despite the fact their "de facto parent" was again 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

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

Then, when Christmas break came, I would tell the school I was sick and go to Birmingham and live with my birth mother and have the baby there.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose