First Questions, First Answers
As you consider adoption, find guidance about questions to ask, how agencies work, the various types of adoption, and resources to help you make an informed decision. Also see articles from and for parents whose children have been placed.CrisisPregnancy.com
The most comprehensive site on the Web with information about your options, choosing adoption, finding and selecting professionals, support, and more.
Hello Before Goodbye
Therapist Marlou Russell, Ph.D. explains why she believes it's important to allow mother-child bonding without the presence of prospective adoptive parents before birth.... [more]
Learn About Open Adoption
Learn about open adoption from organizations, individuals, and therapists; for expectant and adopting parents.... [more]
Legal Considerations
Legal considerations for those seeking to adopt and those placing a child include locating an adoption attorney, understanding legal definitions, knowing the law governing each type of adoption, and knowing your rights.... [more]
Legal Options for Caregivers
When substitute care for children is needed, options include adoption, guardianship, legal custody, and others. Learn what each involves and state restrictions.... [more]
Navigating the Agency Maze
Adoption agencies are a flourishing presence on the Internet, but how do you know which ones are really best for you? Here are some tips to help navigate the maze.... [more]
Placing a Child for Adoption: Fear
Placing a child for adoption is filled with questions and fears. Birthmothers offer insight.... [more]
Post-Adoption Contact Agreements
What you need to know about these written agreements between placing and adopting parents: What they are, why you might want to make one, how to make one, and legal considerations.... [more]
The Impact of Adoption on Birth ParentsIt's important to know about the issues and impact of placing a child for adoption - now and in the future.
Abortion or Adoption?
Some see adoption as an alternative to abortion. Here are stories from some young women who made the choice.
Adoption Agency Selection Checklist
If you're considering open adoption, here's a checklist of questions to ask about an agency and directly to the agency, from the American Association of Open Adoption Agencies.
Are You Pregnant?
What options are available, different types of adoption, how to proceed, and who can help, from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
Birthparent Checklist
Questions for every expectant parent to consider before making an adoption plan, by adoption author Sharon Kaplan Roszia.
Birthparent Choices
From deciding to place, these brief overviews touch on the various choices available for expectant parents in infant adoption.
Mallie, We Love You!
A young birthmother's story of unplanned pregnancy and the adoption plan she and her boyfriend made together.
Newborn Adoption: The Lifelong Psychological Matrix
This series of articles by noted adoption author, Marcy Axness, offers insight to adopting parents into the lifelong commitment they are making to a child.
Things I Wish I Had Known
Birthmother Heather Lowe's growing list of things she wishes she had known before placement.
Types of Adoption to Consider
A discussion of the pros and cons of confidential, semi-open, and open adoption, from Bethany Christian Services.
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