Healthcare providers claim they have seen a sharp increase in requests by police to share medical records and other personal data of women who have sought help with abortions or stillbirths.
A 15-year-old boy found the afterbirth in a wooded path in Southampton on June 21, sparking a huge police operation to track down the mother - who cops say is likely West African - and her child
Officers have been trying to locate the woman even since the afterbirth was found in Holly Brook Park, Southampton, in June. Police believe the placenta burying is linked to practices in West Africa.