ALECOMM · NEWBORN REMOVALS REGISTER

Mother / Alias ↕	Quick summary ↕	Outcome ↕	Jurisdiction ↕	Year ↕
Lily McDonald	At 16 Lily McDonald was jailed, made a ward of the state and sent to a Brisbane Sisters of Mercy home where her newborn was taken.	Adopted Historic forced adoption	Brisbane, QLD, Australia	1967
Jude Hudson	Hidden at Kedesh Maternity Home at 15, Jude Hudson had her daughter taken at birth in 1969 for forced adoption; she is applying to Victoria's redress scheme.	Adopted Historic forced adoption	Kew, VIC, Australia	1969
Audrey Redman	Vernon Jubilee Hospital refused to release Audrey's newborn son in 1972 until she and his father found a home; it took them 10 days.	Baby Returned Returned after 10 days once they found a rental	Vernon, BC, Canada	1972
Alessandra Pacchieri	An Italian woman sectioned in Essex had her baby delivered by court-ordered caesarean under general anaesthetic; the baby was taken by Essex County Council and placed for adoption.	Adopted	Essex, ENG, United Kingdom	2013
Irvine Mum	North Ayrshire social workers took a mother's son three hours after a caesarean; a sheriff later found the social worker 'disliked' her and the evidence was plainly wrong.	Returned After Court Action Returned after seven months	Irvine, SCT, United Kingdom	2015
Melissa April	Melissa never held her first two babies: both were apprehended at birth under birth alerts; with Sanctum 1.5's support she kept her third.	Placed With Kin First two daughters with her sister; she kept her third baby	Saskatoon, SK, Canada	2019
Lily Arthur	Jailed in 1967 for being unmarried and pregnant at 17, Lily was shackled to a bed at Brisbane Women's Hospital and her son was taken for adoption; she has taken her fight to the UN.	Adopted	Brisbane, QLD, Australia	2024
Vermont Mother (Aclu Lawsuit)	Vermont's DCF obtained custody before the baby was born, and hospital staff took the newborn before her mother could hold her.	Unknown	VT, United States	2025