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Definition: A feeling of emotional deprivation that is experienced at some point in time. For a birth parent the initial loss will usually be felt at or subsequent to the placement of the child. Adoptive parents who are infertile feel a loss in their inability to bear a child. An adopted child may feel a sense of loss at various points in time; the first time the child realizes he is adopted may invoke a strong sense of loss for his birth family.

Related Resources:

Losing an Adoption
Resources for support and insight when an adoption falls through. Disruption, dissolution, and changes of adoption plans are addressed.

Birthparent Support Groups
Support resources for parents whose children were placed for adoption.

Elsewhere on the Web:

Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Seven issues affecting all members of the adoption experience.

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