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Single mothers

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The 1972 television film Gone up north for a while explored the difficulties faced by single mothers. Here the main character Patricia Davis (played by Denise Maunder) undergoes a challenging interview with a disapproving nurse (played by Marian Rowe).

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Reference: Gone up north for a while. National Film Unit, 1972.

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Kerryn Pollock, Pregnancy, birth and baby care – Birth rates, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/26179/single-mothers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 29 March 2011.