ADOPTED BABIES
I /MARKED DEMAND IN SYDNEY GIRLS ARE MOST POPULAR L — 1 Sydney hospitals are receiving such a demand for babies for adop- ' tiooi that they are unable to meet it. Scarcely a day passes that the new King George V Memorial Hospital does not receive at least one request . In the six months the hospital has been open, only two babies have been available for adoption. Most of the inquiries came from married women unable to have children, and in some cases from husbands and even single women. Baby girls are most in demand. One single girl, in a good position, wanted to adopt a' coloured baby. Hospitals do not arrange adoptions, but merely certify to the baby's health. Everything else is done by the Child Welfare Department . First baby to be adopted from the King George V Hospital was two-months-old Kay. Born prematurely, she weighed only 21b, and Avas a great favourite with the matron and nurses. Kay's mother left the baby to be nourished and built up. A few weeks later she Avrote a letter to the matron: "By the time you reatl this I shall he in the country. You may do. what you like with the baby. Her name is Kay." Kay is now in a beautiful Sydney home, enjoying every comfort and affection.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 6, 21 January 1942, Page 2
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220ADOPTED BABIES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 6, 21 January 1942, Page 2
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