The Open Adoption Book: A Guide to Adoption without TearsISBN: 978-0-02-862170-8
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208 pages
January 1998
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction: The Promise of Open Adoption.
1. Why Is Adopting a Healthy Infant So Difficult?
2. Open Adoption: The Revitalization of Adoption.
3. Infertility and the Medical Treadmill.
4. Birthparent Stereotypes and Realities.
5. The Surprising Bond Between Adopting Parents and Birthparents.
6. The Ongoing Relationships Between Adopting Parents and Birthparents.
7. The Lives of an Adopted Child and Adoptive Parents in an Open Adoption.
8. The Vital Role of Counseling in an Open Adoption.
9. The Joys of Parenthood.
Appendix: Open Adoption Centers.
Index.
Introduction: The Promise of Open Adoption.
1. Why Is Adopting a Healthy Infant So Difficult?
2. Open Adoption: The Revitalization of Adoption.
3. Infertility and the Medical Treadmill.
4. Birthparent Stereotypes and Realities.
5. The Surprising Bond Between Adopting Parents and Birthparents.
6. The Ongoing Relationships Between Adopting Parents and Birthparents.
7. The Lives of an Adopted Child and Adoptive Parents in an Open Adoption.
8. The Vital Role of Counseling in an Open Adoption.
9. The Joys of Parenthood.
Appendix: Open Adoption Centers.
Index.
