What is an “open adoption”?
In the past, adoptions were always closed, meaning that birth parents and adoptive parents never met or had any information about each other. Now, you have a choice. Many people are choosing an “open” adoption arrangement. What it means is determined by the birth parents and adoptive parents by mutual agreement. For adoptive parents, it means the opportunity to meet your child’s birth parents and to maintain contact afterward. While that prospect may be scary at first, many adoptive parents experience a change of heart. The amount of contact and the frequency and duration of the contact is determined by mutual consent. The choice is yours. Some couples and birth parents decide they wish to receive photographs and letters over time. Others choose to sever their ties after delivery.
