Unique anonymous birth system has halved neonaticide rate in Austria
Since 2002, the number of new-born babies who have suffered a violent death has more than halved in Austria. This encouraging development is due to the introduction of the Anonymous Birth scheme in...
View ArticleInternational adoptions and medical guidelines: a new UCLA program
With thousands of internationally adopted children arriving in the United States each year, there is a growing demand for a specialized health-care support system that helps adoptive parents and...
View ArticleHow stress impacts ability to get pregnant
Having difficulty getting pregnant can be an incredibly stressful experience for any couple. Now, for the first time, researchers have data that suggests preconception stress might play a role in...
View ArticleInfertility treatment surge is being led by white, straight women
WASHINGTON — Heterosexual white women are twice as likely as racial or sexual minority women to obtain medical help to get pregnant, according to a recent study published by the American Psychological...
View ArticleChildhood adoption experiences and the effect of those experiences later in...
ADOPTIONS have been running at record levels in the UK, with recent figures showing an annual rate of almost 4,000 – up by 15 per cent – while Government reforms have attempted to boost the process....
View ArticleSome stepfathers, those with multiple family roles, experience the highest...
In stressful family circumstances, parenthood sometimes take a bigger toll on fathers’ mental health. Scholars at Brigham Young University and Princeton conducted research that gives a better look at...
View ArticleAdoption: The 8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting the Process
I wish I would have known a few of these things before beginning the grueling adoption process. Deciding to adopt was a big choice, especially since we already have three young children, and my...
View ArticleMiscarriages: Progesterone Supplements Do Not Improve Outcomes for Women with...
Newswise — New research from the University of Birmingham has shown that progesterone supplements in the first trimester of pregnancy do not improve outcomes in women with a history of unexplained...
View ArticleNew study shows bias toward adopting children of certain ethnic, racial...
As America continues to adopt more children internationally than any other country, hundreds of thousands of children in the U.S. – most of whom are children of color – sit in foster care awaiting...
View ArticleOne foster mother’s perspective
Since I was a teenager, I wanted to be a foster parent some day. I have fostered around 15 children and adopted 5. I currently have my 5, plus 2 foster children. I have never given birth, never wanted...
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