'They made my mum give me up because she was unmarried' (opens original article in a new tab)

A man discovered he was adopted at 18 after his mother was pressured to give him up due to being unmarried, and spent 45 years tracing his biological family.

• Reg Barker was adopted at age 3.5 after his unmarried mother was pressured by hospital staff to give him up
• Barker discovered his adoption at 18 when he requested his birth certificate and learned he had a different name on it
• Barker was able to find his biological family and meet half-siblings but never met his biological parents