Does Full Circle Have Any Particular Recommendations For Adoptive Families Embarking On Domestic Adoption?
Yes, we have several suggestions: 1. Line up your team of consultants and experts. You want to be able to respond to the agency’s inquiry, “Do you want your profile shown to a birthmother who ….” (some examples: has a grandmother with bipolar disorder, where the child carries a risk of inheriting a certain medical condition, where the birthmother smoked pot two times during the pregnancy and denies further use (confirmed by testing). Most cases do not have these issues, but you should consider talking with medical professionals and asking if they will make themselves available to help you consider these types of questions should they arise. We generally recommend that you have the names and contact information for: a geneticist, an alcohol/drug specialist (who knows about impact on babies), an ob/gyn (to review the birthmother’s prenatal medical records, with a signed release) and a psychiatrist (who feels able to speak to the likelihood or not of any known family mental health disorde
