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Born Into Care - by Karen Broadhurst & Emily Keddell & Linda Cusworth & Lucy Griffiths & Claire Mason (Paperback)

Name: Born Into Care - by Karen Broadhurst & Emily Keddell & Linda Cusworth & Lucy Griffiths & Claire Mason (Paperback)
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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
About the Author: Karen Broadhurst OBE is Distinguished Professor of Social Work at Lancaster University.
312 Pages
Social Science, Social Work

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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

A ground-breaking international collection, Born into Care brings together leading scholars, practitioners, advocates and mothers with lived experience to confront the hidden and deeply controversial practice of infant removal at birth.

The first book of its kind, it delivers a powerful critique of the legal, ethical and political systems that perpetuate a practice which disproportionately impacts marginalised families. Topics covered in the book include decision-making at birth, human rights and access to justice, and the intersecting inequities of class, gender, racism and ableism.

Through rigorous analysis and diverse perspectives, the collection challenges dominant child protection narratives and lays the groundwork for systemic transformation.

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"A comprehensive and compelling call for reform in pre-birth safeguarding and infant separation from a distinguished international collective of child welfare leaders with learned and lived experience." Jeri L. Damman, University of Sussex

About the Author

Karen Broadhurst OBE is Distinguished Professor of Social Work at Lancaster University. She is a leading figure in family justice research, including child protection at birth.

Emily Keddell is Professor of Social Work at the University of Otago (Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka).

Linda Cusworth is Senior Research Fellow at Lancaster University and a specialist in family justice research including children in care.

Lucy Griffiths is Professor of Paediatric Epidemiology at Swansea University and a specialist in child health and wellbeing, with her work covering infants born into care.

Claire Mason is Research Fellow at Lancaster University and leading a pioneer of systems change regarding child protection in pregnancy and at birth.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.13 Inches (W) x .65 Inches (D)

Weight: .97 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 312

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Social Work

Publisher: Policy Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Karen Broadhurst & Emily Keddell & Linda Cusworth & Lucy Griffiths & Claire Mason

Language: English

Street Date: June 23, 2026

TCIN: 1005706241

UPC: 9781447374213

Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-8827

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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