The term appeared in Australian newspaper articles by the end of that year. A number of Australian women and their husbands were prosecuted for murdering their charges in the late 19th century. The New South Wales Royal Commission into the Decline of the Birth Rate raised baby-farming as an issue, and the Child Protection Act 1902 was introduced to regulate and ensure the safety of 'nursing homes'.
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