Tā de shēngmǔ zài tā hěn xiǎo de shíhou jiù qùshì le.
Her birth mother passed away when she was very young.
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生母 specifically means biological mother, as opposed to 养母 (yǎngmǔ, adoptive mother) or 继母 (jìmǔ, stepmother). 生父 (shēngfù) is the corresponding term for birth father.