birth mother
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Leo's birth mother, Rachel Fisher, said her son "didn't have a bad bone in his body".
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Mieke Murkes was an infant when her birth mother, Okgyun, gave her up for adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The stigma stayed with PJ his whole life, even after finding a loving foster home and, in later years, tracking down his birth mother, who was separated from him when he was a one-year-old.
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
She met with her birth mother support group a few days earlier, telling them about the upcoming meeting with a voice that didn’t shake or tremble.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
