Butterbox Babies Reviewed

"Butterbox Babies is one of those stories, skillfully researched and written by Halifax CBC Television producer Bette Cahill. It took three years and scores of interviews to unearth one of Atlantic Canada's darkest secrets, but unearth it she did." 
-- Marg Ommanney, Saskatoon Star Phoenix


"The Butterbox Babies is Bette Cahill's exhaustively researched expose of the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester. Cahill, a Halifax journalist, reveals horrifying tales of abuse, illegal adoptions and even murder." -- The Daily News


"Cahill has unearthed a complex story that mixes community service with profiteering, moral uplift with evil." 
-- Rebecca Wigod, Vancouver Sun


"The publication of Butterbox Babies brought about profound changes in my life. Thank you for influencing my life in such a significant way."
-- Riva Barnett, Survivor, Ideal Maternity Home