No a list is a list. There is not one shred of evidence that the nuns didn’t do everything humanly possible for these children, WHEN NO ONE ELSE WANTED THEM. People die and the child mortality rate in the early 20th century was astronomical. I had three sisters that died of fever in the 40s. In the late 19th century and early 20th century it was nothing for a woman to have 10 children and maybe 4 or five would reach adulthood.
They weren’t orphans. In most instances they were born in the home and their mothers remained, but were not allowed to see their children. Didn’t want them bonding since the goal was adoption. Unwed mothers were hidden away and their children were a product of immorality, therefore they were not treated especially well. This was true of the society as a whole, as well as within these homes. If it makes you feel less like your church is being attacked, there was one of these homes out of more than ten that was at least nominally associated with Protestants. Children didn’t fare especially well there, either. They were buried individually when they died. Unmarked, though.