Mother and baby home survivors in NI urged to give their view on support services

A 69-year-old woman who spent time at the Marianvale home in Newry as a teenager (Niall Carson/PA)

Survivors of mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland have been urged to have their say in the design of support and services.

Thousands of pregnant women and girls passed through the homes, while others were sent to laundries and other types of workhouses where Stormont-commissioned academic research found many suffered degrading treatment.