My daughter gave birth in a hospital to a healthy boy. She wore her ear defenders to block out the sound of other babies crying. She also did not hold her baby correctly. A midwife made the decision to call police as she thought “blocking out the sound of a baby crying is cruel”. The police were called and an allegation made that my daughter tried to suffocate her baby by holding him too tightly. The word “autism ” was found on her file and she was interrogated and treated as though she had “significant learning difficulties”. At three days of age my only grandchild was removed from his parents under police escort. They had been “kept hostage” in the hospital for three days. My daughter sent me distress emails. I booked a flight and flew from New Zealand hoping to see my grandson. One month later my only contact is via WhatsApp. He is reunited with his parents in a parenting assessment centre with poor internet connection. There have been no concerns expressed about their parenting during the past month. Baby is doing well.
They will be kept in this prison for 12 weeks while the court decides what to do. I understand the process is 26 weeks long. Maybe 6 months. Who knows?
