How do you find your birth mother?

[Philippa]

Sorry if I repeat anything already said.

Firstly ignore what Tony Palma said that natural mothers who chose closed adoption don't want to know as that isn't true. About 96% of all mothers do actually want to be found - I should know I'm one of those mothers. Also many of us either surrendered before open adoptions started or we weren't told about them. I was coerced so I wasn't told and to add insult to injury I supposedly wrote letters to my son's adoptive parents and they sent me letters but I only received one.
Your mum can apply for her birth certificate which will cost £7.50 if she applies for it in the area her birth was registered.

She should go through go through a social worker or intermediary really as she was born before 1975. She can also apply for her adoption paperwork as well.

There are other ways of doing this if she doesn't want to go through official channels but going on my own experience it is probably the better route.

I found my son through Genes Reunited.