BABY FARMS

 

Farms, you may be forgiven for thinking, are places where animal husbandry is practiced: cows roam the meadows, sheep frolic in the sunshine and poultry scratch around for grubs. You may be horrified to learn that there existed places called baby farms. Do your research, find out what this institution was and discuss the reasons why they were established and why they still exist today. In your conclusion, suggest solutions.

Reading material to make notes on

·         Baby farmers and angel makers http://ultimatehistoryproject.com/baby-farmers-and-angelmakers-childcare-in-19th-century-england.html

·         Baby farming https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/baby-farming

·         The Victorian nurse who strangled babies https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793  

·         Child harvesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_harvesting

·         Baby farms: a new kind of sex trafficking https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2019/09/27/baby-farms-vietnam-sex-trafficking/

·         Chinese baby factories https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/shocking-pictures-show-chinese-baby-4971128

Videos to take notes from

·         What is baby farming? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhrdHAwENEI

·         Nigeria’s baby farmers https://www.aljazeera.com/program/africa-investigates/2015/12/3/nigerias-baby-farmers