Medical Concerns in Russia Adoption

Information about general attitudes, health and orphanage care concerns specific to Russia, and Russian child health reports.

Common Medical Questions
Dr. Eric Downing addresses questions about the differences between Russian diagnoses and Western understanding.

FAS and FAE Issues in Russia
Dr. Jane Aronson discusses alcohol-related birth defects and effects. In Russia, little or no education exists for expectant mothers.

Report: Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages
Prepared by Human Rights Watch, the report is a condemnation of conditions care. Emotionally difficult to read.

Risk and Protective Factors in Children Adopted from the Former Soviet Union
Summary of Dr. Teena M. McGuinness' study examining specific risk factors (institutional living and low birthweight) and their impact on competence (children's patterns of effective behavior).

Russian Medical Reports
In Russia, medicine is practiced differently than in Western countries. This is an invaluable guide to the differences, and the resulting medical reports that may be issued for children.

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