How many Birthparent decide to parent their child?
At Adoption Access only 10 % of birthparents who are matched with adoptive parents decide to parent their child and not go through with the placement. For an adoption agency this is a great rate, but we know that if you are part of that 10%, it’s 100% for you. Many more birthmothers than 10% do not go through with a placement, but that decision is made during counseling and a match is not made with adoptive parents. It is a very courageous and loving choice, and always a sacrifice for the birthparents. We try to provide extensive counseling to our birthparents throughout the decision making process so that they will choose the plan that is right for them. We encourage them to explore their family and support systems for all their options. We discuss community resources that might be available to them if they should decide to parent. The counselor working with a particular birthmother will support her decision completely. As a social worker she must uphold the ethics of her profession a
