In the past, unmarried women who became pregnant often left their home towns so their condition would not become publicly known. The Salvation Army's Bethany maternity homes provided these women with a place to live and then give birth, once they had reached the third trimester of pregnancy. They could stay for up to two weeks after the birth. These women are in the Bethany home in Wellington in August 1964. All but one of the 15 residents planned to give their children up for adoption.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference:
EP/1964/2653/15
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31 March 2023
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14 February 2023
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25 December 2022
I gave birth at Bethany 29th
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13 October 2017
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05 July 2017
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13 August 2016
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05 August 2016
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21 April 2016
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02 February 2016
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17 September 2015
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03 September 2015
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14 May 2015
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29 October 2014
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27 March 2014
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25 March 2014
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22 February 2014
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Jessica (not verified)
07 March 2012
My son was born 8 Dec 1967
Judith (not verified)
13 January 2012
Hi all , i was adopted out
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14 August 2011
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