There are countless benefits of adopting a baby and endless advantages of placing a child for adoption.
Adoption can provide peace of mind for birth parents, the joy of a child for adoptive parents and a safe and loving home for a child.
The advantages of adoption are clear to the children and families who have experienced it. Seeing past adoption misconceptions can be difficult from the outside, but it is important to know that adoption is always worth it. Children don’t get to choose their situation, and most adopted children cannot choose their adoptive parents. But, when birth parents choose adoption, one benefit of adoption is they can choose their child’s adoptive parents.
Through adoption, birth parents give a precious gift to a family, hopeful parents get the opportunity to have a child and children can gain a strong sense of self-confidence in knowing their special adoption story.
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF “GIVING A BABY UP” FOR ADOPTION?
“I knew I wasn’t prepared to give [my baby] the love, attention and life she deserved… [By choosing adoption], I changed at least three people’s lives for the better — her adoptive parents and of course our daughter. That is the most wonderful feeling.” – Sharon, a birth mother who placed her child for adoption.
Adoption is often referred to as “giving a baby up”, but the fact is that birth parents love their baby so much that they choose to place their baby with a family who can give him or her the best possible life.
Those who do not understand the love and grief that accompany adoption can be harsh to birth parents, but most birth parents know that their decision for adoption was the absolute best decision. As a birth parent, you can share the positive impact and advantages of adoption for so many other lives as well.
Adoption can be a very emotional and difficult decision for prospective birth parents to make. A benefit of adoption is that you are not alone — prospective adoptive parents feel those same emotions along with you.
Here are just some of the many birth parent benefits in adoption:
Adoption Can Give You Peace of Mind
Birth parents have the adoption benefit of knowing their child will be raised in a stable and nurturing home. When you work with a licensed adoption agency or adoption attorney, you can be reassured that all waiting families have completed an adoption screening process to include a home study inspection and family interviews. You can always know that you fulfilled hopeful parents’ dreams by helping them start or grow their family by placing your child into their lives.
Adoption is Always Free for You
Not only is adoption always free for prospective birth parents, but adoption financial assistance can be available to help with your living expenses. Other free resources, like adoption counseling and support, are also available to you throughout the adoption process. These financial benefits of adoption can provide the financial freedom and emotional support you need to continue your life goals, such as your career and education, after adoption.
Adoption Can Prevent the Struggle of Being a Single Parent
There is an adoption benefit for birth mothers who do not have the support of the baby’s father — you don’t have to be a single parent. Adoption can also improve your potential for success later in life. Studies show that, compared to single mothers who choose to raise their babies, birth mothers are:
- more likely to finish school
- less likely to live in poverty
- more likely to marry
- less likely to divorce
- more likely to be employed a year after the baby is born
“When I found out that I was pregnant, I was very busy with work. I travel all around the country which I really, really love, but I don’t really spend long periods of time in one spot. I always pictured, in my late 30s, that I would be more settled and probably already had a family at that point — it just didn’t work out the way that I planned. I probably could have raised a child on my own, but they wouldn’t have had the same life as they would with a family.” — Colleen, a birth mother who placed her child for adoption.
Open Adoption Allows Birth Parents to Remain in Their Child’s Life
Yes, birth parents can maintain contact with their child through open adoption, which until recently has been a little-known adoption benefit. When you choose open adoption, you get to choose the level of communication you feel comfortable with between yourself, the adoptive parents and their child. With an open adoption, you will always know how your child is doing, and you can watch him or her thrive because of your adoption decision. Studies have shown the advantages of communication for everyone involved in an open adoption.
