I've realised how being separated from her as a baby shaped my life. The journey has brought me closer to my adoptive parents ...

In 2006, a young woman named Jaime was sexually assaulted and became pregnant—a fact she only learned about in her second trimester. A local crisis pregnancy center helped connect her with a Christian ...

My husband and I didn't want to give our children hyphenated last names. We decided they would have his last name and use middle names from my side of the family. When we adopted our fourth child, we ...

Adoptive parents would be allowed to provide more financial support to birth mothers under a popular proposal in New York — ...

CHICAGO — The adoption counselor caught Rebecca Bennett on her cellphone and delivered an urgent message from the birth mother: “The baby is coming early. You have permission to be at the hospital. Go ...

Parting with a child is an impossible choice to make. However, for some parents, it is a reality that must be faced. This was true for Hannah Mongie, a mother from Utah. Mongie chose to give her baby ...

Utah finalizes adoptions faster than almost any other state — and right now, once papers are signed, birth parents can't ...

‘Ruined them for a baby’: Birth mother facing eviction after she says Utah adoption provider took back offer for thousands in cash Tammy Perzia reacts to a phone call recording. Tammy Perzia says ...

Birth mothers who created adoption plans for their children with Adoptions From the Heart say they were embraced by the agency and given comfort, support, and acceptance through the emotional process.

Chantel Dauster and her 6-year-old daughter, Ivy Joy, see the girl's birth mom at least once a year TikToker Chantel Dauster started sharing about her health journey and parenting experiences years ...

A new North Carolina law now allows the Dare County Register of Deeds to issue certified copies of adoptive birth certificates to adoptees that were born in Dare County.