Jane couldn't trust anyone with her daughter.

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alpacinou

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Is this correct and natural?

Jane couldn't trust anyone with her daughter. She was a full-time mother, only taking a break when her own mother came to town and babysat Ella.
 
Do you have a reason for using couldn't rather than wouldn't?
 
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