Is adoption the right choice for your expected pregnancy? 

When you find yourself in an unplanned pregnancy, what do you do?  To whom do you turn?

Fear, panic, rushing thoughts, self-doubt, strained relationships due to conflicting opinions of what to do, are just some of the challenges when an unplanned pregnancy occurs. 

There are three options: parent, adoption or abortion.  Which one can you best live with?

For this blog, let’s discuss the adoption option, as it seems to be the one that is least understood. 

• Types of adoption: open, semi-open, and closed. 
  • Open adoptions, each being unique, however, can involve ongoing communication and contact between birth parents, adoptive parents, and the adopted child. 
  • Semi-open adoptions often involve an agency or intermediary for some form of mediated contact. 
  • Closed adoptions involve no contact or communication between the birth and adoptive families after the adoption has been finalized. 
• Benefits of Open Adoption:
• Child benefits: Origin identified, builds identity, relationship with birth family.
• Birth parents’ benefits: Emotional closure knowing child is cared for, reassurance, ability to be part of child’s life and milestones.
• Adoptive parents’ benefits: Insight into child’s familial background, accessibility to medical/biological history.

Whether you have just found out that you are pregnant or are further along in your pregnancy decision journey, our team at Soundview would love to walk alongside you during this season. With free services, education, and resources that will give you confidence in your choice, Soundview Pregnancy is your best first stop! Give us a call at 888-709-3227 for more information or schedule your first appointment online.