The Ontario government is directing children's aid societies to stop sending "birth alerts" — the controversial practice of notifying hospitals about newborns they believe may need protection, which ...

WINNIPEG — The Province of Manitoba has announced it will end the controversial practice of birth alerts and will instead referring vulnerable mothers and their children to social services and ...

Birth alerts are notifications sent by children’s aid societies to hospitals when they believe a newborn may be needing protection You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

New Brunswick has become one of the last provinces to end its use of birth alerts, a controversial practice that involves alerts being sent to hospital authorities to make them aware of “potential ...