WHO COLLECTS BACKGROUND AND MEDICAL INFORMATION?
The adoption professional assisting the birthparent/s will collect information including but not limited to name, age, race/ethnicity, American Indian heritage, address, phone, due date, marital status, who and where is the birthfather, does he know about her pregnancy/adoption decision, is he agreeable, reason for choosing adoption, physical description of both birthparents, do family and friends support the adoption decision, medical insurance, public assistance, means of support, education, job skills, interests, prenatal care, sex of child, drug, alcohol, cigarette use, HIV and general personal and familial medical/psychological/social history, willingness to undergo drug/HIV testing and other tests requested by the adoptive parents, what characteristics she desires in an adoptive family such as age, race, religion, other children, occupation, stay-at-home mom, willingness to select a single, gay, or lesbian parent, etc. Adoption professionals routinely ask the potential birthmothe
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