Pregnant and Considering an Adoption Plan for Your Baby?

Many women have unplanned pregnancies. We enjoy helping you become aware of the many options available. Then, you make the final decisions. All of our services are free to birth parents.

We've assisted birth parents with adoption plans since 1996.

What are my choices?

Choosing adoptive parents

• We provide birth parents with a discussion guide to assist them in choosing an adoptive family for their child. Typically, the birth parents are given three or
  four prospective adoptive parent profiles from which
  to choose. These profiles are sort of like a scrapbook
  of pictures and also contain a "Dear Birth Parent"
  letter written by the prospective adoptive parents.

Open adoptions

• We love the wide range of open adoption. Most of our adoptions are what we call "semi-open" adoptions. The flow of a semi-open adoption is typically like this: the birth parents choose the adoptive parents from a set of profiles. Sometime during the pregnancy, the birth parents will meet with the adoptive parents they have chosen. The birth parents and adoptive parents are together at the hospital and they all will interact with the baby. The baby goes home from the hospital with the adoptive parents. The adoptive parents send pictures and e-mails to the birth parents. If additional contact is desired, this is agreed upon before placement. This type of adoption seems to benefit both parties involved and is usually a "win-win" experience for everyone.
  
  For more information on open adoption, follow this link to an article titled A Look at Open Adoption for Prospective Adopters.

Closed adoptions

• Adoptions that are "closed" assure complete confidentiality for the birth parents as well as the adoptive parents. Closed adoptions are at the request of the birth parents. We will ask the birth parents what their desires are for the type of adoptive parents they would like their child to have. Adopt!inc. can choose the adoptive parents in a closed adoption.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does adoption cost me anything?

• All of our services are free for birth parents.

Do I choose the family for my baby?

• Yes! We believe that you know best how to choose the perfect parents for your baby. We will provide you with information about approved and waiting prospective adoptive parents from which to choose.

What if I'm due very soon and haven't yet made a plan?

• It's alright . . . it isn't too late to make an adoption plan. We can help you make an adoption plan. We have families who are approved and waiting and ready to meet you right away if that's what you prefer. At times, women call us from the hospital to make an adoption plan after the baby is born. We want to assist you in making a comfortable adoption plan for your child.

Is financial assistance available?

• You may be able to qualify for financial assistance. This may include food, rent, medical bills, maternity clothes, and/or transportation. Financial assistance is based on need.

When the baby is born . . .

• the type of hospital experience you have is your choice. You might choose to have alone time with the baby in the hospital. You might choose to have friends and/or family members at the hospital. Or you may want to have the adoptive parents at the hospital. A few birth parents invite the prospective adoptive parents to be there for labor and delivery. Observing the adoptive parents' interaction with the child is often comforting to birth parents. The adoptive parents can take the baby home directly from the hospital if that's what you would like.

What other services are available to me?

• Adoption counseling
• Housing
• Assistance with prenatal care and medical care
• Assistance with choosing adoptive parents

  Lackawanna Road l Lexington, Kentucky 40503
Phone: (859) 276-6249 l Fax: (859) 276-5570 l E-Mail: info@adoptinc.org

A Kentucky Licensed Adoption Agency
A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Agency

Kentucky Adoption Coalition Member