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Australian Relinquishing Mothers Society (ARMS)
The Australian Relinquishing Mothers Society (ARMS) was founded in 1985 in South Australia as a support group for mothers who had given their babies up for adoption and later a political activist group who campaigned for women's right to access information about their children.

ARMS was formed after a group of social work students from the University of South Australia (formerly The Institute of Technology, SA) organised a phone-in for birthmothers of adopted children. A large number of women came forward who had previously kept their experiences secret and they found that in many cases the mothers had been pressured to give up their babies, causing severe emotional distress and enduring mental health issues.