Adoption - Birth Parent Needs

Physical Needs of a birth parent:

• understand the adoption process
• know the adoptive parents are healthy
• know that the adoptive parents are "good" people
• know that the adoptive parents are financially secure, have a home, education, carer
• will or does the adoptee have siblings in the adoptive home
• how will the extended family accept the adoptee
• will one of the parents stay at home with the child
• mother and father with a stable marriage
• adoptive parents keeping their word about correspondence
• confidentiality about adoptive placement
• safe environment for the adoptee
• they are in a safe environment themselves , so they are able to understand the adoption process without any threat to themselves.
• they have their housing and food needs met so they are not worried about external issues and can focus on the best choice for them and the baby.

Emotional Needs of a birth parent:

• know that the child will be told about the birth parent their whole life
• the adoptee will be taught to love them, by their adoptive parents
• the birth parents are making the adoptive placement decision on their own free will
• know that the baby will have a better chance at a better life, and a stable home than they can provide at this time
• understand that there has not been a cycle of abuse in the adoptive parents life
• understand the grieving process they are likely to go through

Special Requests from birth parents:

• want the child to be raised in a family from a particular religion
• that the adoptive family has pets
• same cultural background as the adoptee
• child have own room
• etc.

We provide options counseling on ALL options with an unplanned pregnancy; we provide free services for anyone in an unplanned pregnancy so they can make a fully informed decision about their unplanned pregnancy.  If someone you know would like to talk about their options with a pregnancy and their needs at this time we are here to listen and help:

Christian Child Placement Service
e-mail: adopt@nmcch.org
http://www.adoptnewmexico.org/
http://www.facebook.com/Adoption.aChoiceforLife
1-800-553-2229 (BABY) ex.14