Marianna

Quick summary

Quick summary

A Hungarian mother says her premature son was kept in hospital for three months with no medical reason and then placed in foster care.

Full story

Full story

Marianna's son was born prematurely in September 2024. She stayed with him in hospital for a month and then visited every day; her husband took over when she became ill. In November they found a small flag attached to the cot, signalling foster care or adoption. After that she was allowed to see her son only twice a month, and she says he stopped recognising her. In December, with no medical reason given any more, she was told he would go into foster care. The reasons kept changing: first moving between apartments, then her outspokenness; official papers accused her of being 'too concerned' about her baby. She went public in an interview watched by more than 150,000 people and sought help from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union.

Where

Agency

Hungarian guardianship authority (child protection)

Country

Hungary

First Nations

Not Stated

The removal

When the baby was taken

First Year

Where the baby was taken from

NICU / Special Care

Stated reasons

Homelessness Or HousingMental HealthOther

Their stated reason in detail

Insecure housing (moving between apartments), then her 'feisty' attitude and being 'too concerned' about her baby.

What happened during separation

Visits Restricted

Support after

Grief counselling offered

Not Stated

Contact / visits

Twice a month

Getting baby back

Steps taken

Got A LawyerWent To Media

Did she get her baby back

Not Yet

Where the baby is now

Foster Care

People, hospitals and agencies

Sources

• Separated at Birth: Hungary’s Growing Scandal of Babies Being Taken from Their Mothers · Balkan Insight (BIRN) · News

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