| Some mothers become pregnant unexpectedly, at a | | | | your medical records if you are going to put your |
| time where they are unprepared and feel unable to | | | | child up for adoption. If at all possible, the father of |
| cope with a child, and all the responsibilities of being a | | | | the child should be encouraged to get hold of his |
| parent. Issues that a person may come across | | | | medical records too as this is important information. It |
| include financial worries or lack of funds, emotional | | | | is important that the medical records of the child are |
| problems or physical disabilities. When faced with | | | | recorded for future reference. The child's medical |
| pregnancy some people have an abortion; others | | | | records can get lost in the process of adoption, so it |
| may not feel that is right to terminate a pregnancy, | | | | is a good idea to have the parents' medical records. |
| and some have left it too late as they did not know | | | | This is very helpful if a child becomes ill, especially if |
| they were pregnant. One option is to put your child | | | | they need hospital care, to determine what could be |
| up for adoption - this is a good idea if you feel that | | | | wrong with the child, or if there is anything to look |
| you truly cannot care for the child on your own as | | | | out for in the future. It could prove very beneficial if |
| you don't have enough support. The following shows | | | | you can also obtain the medical records of the child's |
| the process, step by step, for putting your child up | | | | grandparents. |
| for adoption. | | | | 3. Thirdly, now that you have decided to place your |
| 1. Firstly, you should make an appointment to see | | | | child up for adoption, you need to make a decision |
| your General Practitioner before the birth, and let | | | | on whether to have an open or closed adoption. An |
| them know that you wish to put your child up for | | | | open adoption allows the parent can continue to |
| adoption. If you feel more comfortable talking to a | | | | have interrelations with their child even though they |
| stranger rather than your doctor, you can always | | | | have been adopted, so that they can keep close ties. |
| make arrangement to a professional at your local | | | | Some parents opt for a closed adoption if they want |
| health centre. They will have all the information | | | | to cease all contact with their child, in the best |
| necessary about adoption and put you in touch with | | | | interest of the child, so that they consider their |
| the relevant agencies. There are many bogus | | | | adoptive parents as theirs. It is more common for |
| adoption agencies claiming to be professional, so it is | | | | parents to choose an open adoption so they can |
| important to go to your local health services who | | | | continue to interact with their child and never sever |
| have a list of licensed agencies. That way you can | | | | that bond they feel for their child. If this is what you |
| feel confident that the adoption agency you are | | | | prefer and it works well for both parents, then an |
| dealing with are legitimate. | | | | open adoption is the right choice for you. |
| 2. Secondly, you should get all the information on | | | | |