The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Homeless mothers fear losing newborns to social services

Rising homelessness is leaving new mothers terrified their newborns could be taken into State care after hospital discharge

Irish Examiner Reporter Alison O’Reilly joins Deirdre on today’s episode of the podcast.

Growing numbers of new mothers are living in fear that their babies will be taken from them by social services because they are homeless.

One woman who spoke to the Irish Examiner remains in hospital with her baby after a C-section, but is afraid that when she is discharged her child could be placed into care.