Twins Taken Into Care After Mother Jokes They Have Ruined Her Body

June 22, 2009 by tanya
Filed under: News

A mother was left angry after her twin babies were taken into care by social workers.

The 36-year-old woman had joked that her body had been ruined after having a caesarean delivery.

She and her husband had spent over £38,000 on IVF treatment, and became pregnant after five rounds of treatment. The twins, a boy and girl, were delivered in December six weeks early. The couple, from Essex, are named as Mr and Mrs N to protect the identity of their family.

Social workers took the babies into care within weeks after hospital staff commented that the couple were struggling to look after them.

Nurses told social workers that the mother seemed to have resentments towards the children, and had joked about the effects of the birth on her body.

When the children were taken into care, the mother lost her temper, and officials have commented that she has ‘anger problems’ which could put her twins in danger.

After a secret Family Court hearing last week - warned the first time parents that their six-month-old boy and girl could be put up for adoption. The couple are currently only allowed ten hours of supervised contact with their son and daughter per week. Mrs N has been told she will not be able to have any further children due to medical reasons.

There has been concern that social workers are now becoming over strict after the death of Baby Peter in North London.

Mrs N said: ‘Social services should step in where there’s violence or abuse but we would never hurt our children.’

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