Mother and Baby Homes — Wales
The establishments listed below are believed to have provided at least some accommodation for unmarried mothers and their babies, during at least some of their existence. They include maternity homes, before-and-after-confinement care homes, hostels for pregnant working girls or working mothers, and Irish County Homes. Homes that in their day were labelled Magdalen Homes are listed elsewhere.
Where applicable, the 'Places' column shows the accommodation provided for
mothers and babies (exact figures could change over time).
Note that over the years, many institutions changed location and/or name, sometimes more than once.
The accommodation provided, age of those admitted etc. at a home could also vary.
Glamorgan
Name and Location | Founded/ | Closed/ | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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St Margaret's Maternity Home, 78 Claude Road, Cardiff | 1895 | Hopeful first fall cases, admitted during pregnancy, kept for two years with their infants. Payment according to circumstances. | 4 | 14-25 | |
Salvation Army Home, Hope Lodge, 21-22 Moira Terrace, Cardiff | 1917 | c.1922 | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 20 | |
Salvation Army Home, Northlands, 202 North Road, Cardiff | 1917 | Unmarried mothers and their infants. | 18m/12b | ||
Llandaff Diocesan Church Home, 56 Stanwell Road, Penarth | by 1964 | Before and After Care Home. | 11m/5b | ||
Cwmdonkin Shelter, 10A (later renumbered 67) Heathfield, Swansea | by 1949 | 8m/6b |
Monmouthshire
Name and Location | Founded/ | Closed/ | Classes Received, Weekly fees, etc. | Places | Admission Age |
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Nantyderry Maternity Home and Hostel, Nantyderry House, Nantyderry, Abergavenny | 1920 | Working-class girls about to become mothers; 15s; remain six months. | 12 | under 30 | |
Crossways Green, Chepstow | by 1964 | Maternity Home and Hostel for Working Mothers.. | 34m/34b | ||
The Shelter, 43 York Place, Newport | by 1949 | 5m |
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