There is no single reason why expectant mothers choose to give their baby up for adoption. Thats because every expectant mother is different and each situation is entirely unique. Consider these common reasons as you work through your options.
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Begin prenatal care and learn about having a healthy pregnancy.
Prenatal Care
Well help you create an adoption plan that reflects your unique needs.
Adoption Plan
Browse our list of loving adoptive families and find one thats the right fit for your baby.
Adoptive Family
Connect with an adoption social worker or adoption attorney.
Social Worker or Attorney
We will provide you with support and assistance throughout your pregnancy.
Support
After your baby is born, he or she can go directly home with the adoptive family.
Place Your Baby
Legalize the adoption by completing the necessary paperwork.
Documentation
Continue with post-adoption support to move forward in a healthy way.
Post-Adoption Plan
Explore our collection of information and resources for expectant mothers considering adoption. Here youll find everything you need to know about giving your baby up for adoption and so much more!
We can help you decide if adoption is the best option for you.
Get helpful advice on how to pick an adoptive family for your baby.
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View All ResourcesYou can choose which type of adoption is best for you and your baby. With an open adoption, identifying information is shared, including names, phone numbers, and email addresses. A semi-open adoption is like an open adoption, but limited to only the exchange of photos, emails, text messages, and sometimes phone calls. In a closed adoption, no identifying information is shared between birthparents and adoptive families. Learn More »
One of the most rewarding parts of giving your baby up for adoption is choosing the adoptive family who will raise your child. We invite you to browse our list of loving families from across the United States hoping to adopt a baby. Each familys profile contains photos and extensive information about them, including where they live, what they do for a living, their favorite interests and hobbies, family traditions, and much more.
If youre facing an unplanned pregnancy, there are many reasons to consider giving your baby up for adoption. You may be unable to financially support a baby. You may not feel emotionally ready to care for a baby. You might not have support from your family. You might have an unstable relationship, or no relationship at all, with the babys biological father. No adoption is the same and no reason for choosing adoption is better than another. Learn more »
The first step towards giving your baby up for adoption is contacting an adoption professional, like Angel Adoption. If you choose to work with us, we will be your guide and support system throughout the entire process. You will look through adoptive family profiles based on your personal criteria and choose a family for your baby. We will also help you create an adoption plan based on your wants and needs, such as whether it will be open, semi-open, or closed, who will be with you during delivery, and what youll do after the adoption. Learn more »
No. As a potential birthmother, all of our services are provided at no cost to you.
Yes! Depending on state laws, your babys adoptive parents will pay for your legal fees, counseling fees, reasonable pregnancy-related expenses, housing and utility fees, and medical bills that are not covered by insurance or public aid. Learn more »
Absolutely! As a potential birthmother, we encourage you to browse our adoptive family profiles and choose a family you feel would be a good fit for you and your baby. We can help you choose a family and they will contact you in whatever way youre most comfortable with. If you want, you can spend time with them on your own to get to know them better. Many expectant mothers meet adoptive families for dinner, go to doctors appointments together, talk on the phone, text back and forth, and/or send emails to one another. Its totally up to you how open or private you want your relationship to be. Learn more »
Yes, it is never too late to give your baby up for adoption. We regularly receive calls and messages from women who are in labor, who have already had their baby and are in the hospital, or who have already taken their baby home. Families are prepared for the possibility of a last-minute adoption and will be happy to travel anywhere in the country to meet you, so we can have an adoptive family available for your baby within hours. If youre considering giving your baby up for adoption at any point during or after your pregnancy, contact us anytime we are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.