Manitoba

Newborn apprehensions plummet but work remains: advocates

Manitoba has recorded a drastic drop in the number of newborns entering foster care, newly obtained data show.
More needs to be done to end the discriminatory practice of birth alerts for good, advocates say. (Mongkolchon Akesin/Shutterstock)

Manitoba has recorded a drastic drop in the number of newborns entering foster care, newly obtained data show.

However, Indigenous advocates say more needs to be done to end the discriminatory practice of birth alerts for good.

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