Hundreds of adoptions could have taken place between the 1950s and 1990s, say women who were members of a Christian sect.

"I was very disappointed because I felt like I took all the steps necessary for me not to get pregnant and I still ended up getting ... see my baby for 18 years," she added. After giving birth ...

"My fear of going to hell was so great that it forced me to make up my mind to give up the baby to this ... who gave up her baby for adoption in January 1981. At 18, Melanie became pregnant ...

"My fear of going to hell was so ... feeling pressured to give up their babies for adoption Deb Adadjo, 54, was also unsure about giving up her baby, but felt too much pressure at the time to ...

“Suddenly, I allocated a social worker who basically told me that I'd caused my parents enough anguish and upset and I owed it to them to wipe the slate clean, to give the baby up for adoption ...

“Suddenly I was allocated a social worker who told me that I’d caused my parents enough anguish and upset and I owed it to them to wipe the slate clean, to give the baby up for adoption and ...

“You weren’t getting out of that home with your baby ... make choices other than adoption. Unmarried mothers also faced enormous institutional pressure to give up their children to ...