I am in no doubt that the babies featured in this program were taken away on flawed medical evidence.
The vitamin D deficiency is not fully understood in regard to rickets because it has been virtually unknown for decades so no research into early signs and affects on babies bones has been done.
For the experts to say the babies X-rays showed none of the classical signs of rickets, ie bowing of the long bones, is absurd as this will only occur when weight is put through the bone. Something a 3 month old baby will not do.
The family court is the only court where you are considered guilty until proven innocent. Where parents are trying to prove they are NOT guilty despite the fact you cannot prove a negative!
The evidence of vit d deficiency will disappear in blood samples taken a year later when the diet and sunlight corrects the problem so it is something that cannot be proven retrospectively unless samples are taken at the time and stored.
What should as a minimum now occur is a thorough in depth testing of the baby and the mother including bone density scans and even genetic testing for conditions which cause fractures.
Would the parents be able to demand these tests if they were aware of them? I doubt it as the child would then be a ward of court and the parents have no rights. The expert witnesses involved may see their expertise questioned if they authorised the tests. So no incentive to do them and the family courts bias against innocent parents would continue.
Of course there are parents who abuse their children and these children need protecting, but the heartbreaking cost to innocent parents and their children must also be considered and avoided.