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City-level estimates; country centres are used where a town cannot be located. Geography: GeoNames and Natural Earth.
| Mother / Alias ↕ | Quick summary ↕ | Outcome ↕ | Jurisdiction ↕ | Year ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Markham | A Florida mother lost custody of her newborn son when a doctor sent her to hospital over malnourishment and she did not go straight away; she regained custody five months later. | Returned After Court Action Regained custody after five months | FL, United States | 2014 |
| Tiffany Langwell | Hospital staff called Riverside County CPS when Tiffany left hospital against advice the day she gave birth; her baby was taken the next day and returned a week later after clean drug tests. | Baby Returned Returned after a week | Riverside, CA, United States | 2014 |
| Chicago Couple Who Refused The Vitamin K Shot | A nurse reported a Chicago couple to DCFS and left with their newborn daughter after they refused a vitamin K shot for religious reasons. | Baby Returned Returned after 12 hours | Chicago, IL, United States | 2019 |
| Syesha Mercado | Former American Idol finalist Syesha Mercado's newborn daughter was taken by Florida child protection at a roadside welfare check, months after her son was removed. | Foster Care | Sarasota, FL, United States | 2021 |
| Temecia And Rodney Jackson | Police helped CPS take three-day-old Mila from her parents' home after they chose midwife care for jaundice; the affidavit named the wrong mother. | Returned After Court Action Returned after 22 days when DFPS dropped the case | DeSoto, TX, United States | 2023 |
| Andrew And Lauren Hackney | Allegheny County took a couple's seven-month-old daughter after a hospital stay for dehydration and gave her to non-disabled foster parents; they sued for disability discrimination. | Foster Care | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | 2024 |
| Walidah Burns | After Walidah refused to be induced at Duke Regional Hospital, she was involuntarily committed, had an emergency caesarean and lost her newborn son to Durham County CPS. | Foster Care Still in care a year later | Durham, NC, United States | 2025 |