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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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autistic Mother In Dublin | Tusla took an autistic mother's newborn son in Dublin after a social worker admitted including 'unfounded' allegations in referrals to mother and baby units; hospital staff called her 'caring, calm and competent'. | Foster Care | Dublin, Ireland | 2026 |
| 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 |
| Teenage Mother With An Intellectual Disability | NSW DCJ planned months before the birth to take a teenage mother's son at birth and stop her breastfeeding; the Children's Court threw the case out. | Returned After Court Action Back with his mother within days | NSW, Australia | 2020 |
| Sara Gordon | Massachusetts DCF took a 19-year-old mother's daughter two days after birth because of her intellectual disability; federal investigators found the state violated her civil rights. | Foster Care State moving to terminate parental rights at the time | MA, United States | 2015 |