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What does adoption involve?

Earlier in the 20th century many women who found they were pregnant decided, for whatever reason, not to bring up the child and had the baby adopted. This is much less common now, partly because contraception is better, partly because it is generally more 'acceptable' to bring up children in a wider variety of circumstances, and partly because it is easier to arrange legal terminations of pregnancies. There are still lots of people who want to adopt babies and adoptions can be arranged through the local Social Services or other special adoption agencies. The social worker at the Hospital where you are booked to have your baby will help you to make all the necessary decisions and arrangements about adoption.

 

It is a very difficult, and courageous, decision to continue with a pregnancy and then to give the baby up for adoption. For your sake and the baby's, it is important that this is the right decision to make, the law in the UK only allows you to sign the adoption forms six weeks after the birth. This means that you have six weeks to change your mind about keeping the baby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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