A lady found out she was pregnant and quietly delivered. We housed her ... looked after her and the baby during her confinement and because she said she did not want to keep the baby (she was not married and could not afford to keep the child), I arranged for someone to foster the child.
The child is happy, thriving well and has been officially adopted by her parents a few months ago.
The mother has seen her child on a few occasions as the adoptive parents wanted to ensure a healthy transition for both the child and biological mother — and I’m glad to see that the mother is settled with her decision to give her child up so she can focus on her older child (who is doing amazingly well in school by the way).
I have a few cases where unwed moms come to me and I try my level best to assist.
Most importantly is for the safety of the child and mother, and to ensure the birth mother registers her child’s birth to prevent the child from being stateless or undocumented.
We need to stop the stigma.
#UnwedMoms
#PregnantAndAlone
#Destigmatise
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-abandoned-babies-dumping-unwed-mothers-adoption-11955576?cid=outbrain_uv-my_paid_24122019_cnamkt-news
