Services for Birth Mothers

The type of assistance available to birth mothers varies from state to state. Generally, birth mothers can accept financial help with living expenses, medical care, counseling, attorney fees, transportation and clothing. Calling an adoption professional will let you know the facts for your state.

At The Adoption Authority, we offer birth mothers long-term assistance designed to help them meet their life’s goals. Our supportive services include:

• Counseling, both individual and in a group with other birth moms
• Adoption counseling
• Identifying an adoptive family
• Finding job training
• Finding ways to complete plans for education
• Finding financial resources
• Finding suitable housing
• Finding medical care

It is so important to know what your rights are in adoption. The following is a list of just a few. You have the right to:

• Place your child for adoption through an adoption agency or private adoption
• Choose the parents who will adopt your child, know their names, religion, etc. and even meet them if you want
• Your own attorney
• See a counselor you choose
• Financial help with certain reasonable expenses
• Spend time or not spend time with your child before you place her or him for adoption
• Change your mind any time before you sign the papers or the revocation period is complete.

Here are a few good questions to ask your adoption professional:

• How will you help me?
• Can you refer me to a counselor?
• Can you refer me to a lawyer?
• Will you help me talk to my family?
• Will you help me talk to the birth father?
• What about counseling after the baby is born?
• What if I decide to parent? Can you help?
• Are there other people who can help me?
• Do I have to pay for all of this?