Day-old baby removed from mother due to 'grave concerns' over welfare, court told

A day-old baby boy was forcibly removed from his mother at a maternity hospital due to “great concern” he was at serious risk of injury or possible death, the Child and Family Agency has told the High Court.

There was “no alternative” to separating the child from his mother as social workers faced a situation where mother and baby were fit for discharge that evening “and could disappear into the Dublin air”, Barry O’Donnell SC, for the Agency, said.