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We recommend the following list of helpful resources for those considering
adoption in their lives:
• Connections Newsletter
• Helpful Website Links
• Recommended Books
In our Summer 2007 issue, read about one birthmother's journey through open adoption. How do I know if adoption is the right decision for me? Get advice on how to weigh your options.
 Download the Summer 2007 Connections Newsletter
In our Fall 2005 issue, a birthmother tells her
story about her decision to place her newborn infant with an
adoptive family. Adoption Connection calls this an immediate
hospital placement. Read about what professionals think and
how they feel about the last-minute adoption plan.
Download
the Fall 2005 Connections Newsletter
Pregnancy Options Workbook
A helpful website where you can order, or download, a Pregnancy Options Workbook. The workbook includes exercises to help you work through feelings about your pregnancy. This website provides accurate and non-biased informaton on all pregnancy options.
Backline
Backline's purpose is to help you, and your loved ones, explore pregnancy issues in a safe, supportive, and confidential environment. Trained volunteers are available to talk about each individual's unique pregnancy experience. The Talk Line is private, anonymous, and available toll free:1(888) 493-0092.
Birth Mom Buds
A website and organization that provides peer counseling, support, encouragement and friendship to pregnant women considering adoption, and women who have already placed children for adoption.
Planned
Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Information and
resources covering sexual and reproductive health topics.
Research on sexual health problems and directory of health
centers in the US.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Articles and information for prospective birthparents and
their families including degree of contact with adoptive parents,
searching, and legal information.
We highly recommend the following books for birthparents:
The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption
By Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi
Dear Birthmother: Thank You for Our Baby
By Kathleen Silber abd Phylis Speedlin
Making Room in our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties Through Open Adoption
By Micky Duxbury
The Open Adoption Experience
By Lois Ruskia Melina and Sharon Kaplan Roszia
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America
By Adam Pertman
Out of the Shadows: Birthfathers' Stories
By Mary Martin Mason
Tapestry
Book Company
Specializes in the distribution of hundreds of adoption related books for
adults and children alike.
Perspectives
Press
An infertility and adoption book publisher providing award-winning books,
article, and workshops for consumers and for medical, mental health, counseling
and allied professionals on infertility, reproductive health, and alternative
family building.
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