A study by the Nuffield Foundation, Born into Care, found that in 2007/08, 1,039 babies were subject to care proceedings within one week of birth. By 2016/17, this number had more than doubled at 2,447, an increase of 136 per cent. Between 2007/08 and 2016/17, a total of 16,849 newborns were subject to care proceedings.
The report found an upward trend in newborn care applications across all measures - volumes, proportions and incidence. In 2007/08, 32 per cent of all infant cases (for children up to the age of one) were issued for newborns. By 2016/17, this percentage had risen to 42 per cent.
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