Birth Parent Counseling

You have options!

Deciding whether to parent or to make an adoption plan is probably the toughest decision you’ll ever have to make. We will provide you with caring, compassionate, unbiased, and confidential counseling and support so you can make the best decision for you and for your baby.

Three Kinds of Adoption Planning

Open Adoption: You’ll share your identity with the prospective adoptive family, and they’ll share theirs with you. You choose the level of future contact you want. Interactions can include letters, e-mails, telephone calls, and even visits.

Semi-Open Adoption: You can choose to share non-identifying information with the prospective adoptive family. MAA will assist with these interactions so that your privacy and theirs will be protected. Regular updates and pictures will be available for you through MAA. This is the most common type of adoption.

Closed Adoption: You and the prospective adoptive parents have no identifying information about each other. You will not see a picture or know the names of the adoptive parents. MAA does not encourage closed adoptions since they don’t provide any benefit to you, your child, or the adoptive family. All MAA families are required to provide regular updates and photographs of the child, but it’s your choice regarding receiving this information.

Did you know?

Even if you’re not quite ready to be a parent, by choosing adoption you can still give your baby the gift of life, love, and happiness. You will not be pressured in your adoption decision, and if you decide to parent, MAA will help you locate the community resources to help you and your baby.
You can plan your baby’s future by selecting the best adoptive family for your child.
You have the option to meet the adoptive parents, but you will not be pressured to do so.
MAA has a 24-hour phone line dedicated to pregnancy counseling.
There are many costs involved in raising a child and providing for all of their needs. The estimated cost of
- Birth Medical Expenses $25,000
- Diapers per month $85
- Baby Formula per month $83
- Day Care per month $800
- Health Care per year $300+
- The average cost to raise a child to age 18 is $222,360 (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

We’re here to help!

Often, making the first call is the hardest step.

When you’re ready, a social worker will be here for you.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

1-888-989-4MAA

The TRUTH about Adoption

FALSE:
A truly caring mother would never give up her child.
TRUE:
A mother who unselfishly creates an adoption plan doesn’t “give up” her child. Adoption is a caring and responsible process that is as natural and loving as parenting.

FALSE:
My child will hate me.
TRUE:
You gave your child the gift of life and put your child’s needs first. This will be explained to your child as he/she grows up.

FALSE:
Adoption is a reckless and irresponsible answer to an unplanned pregnancy.
TRUE:
You must be a strong and responsible person to choose adoption. You should not feel guilty for considering adoption; being a parent is not your deserved consequence for your unplanned pregnancy.

FALSE:
Adopted children grow up with more problems than children who aren’t adopted.
TRUE:
Studies show that adopted children do as well or better than their peers.

FALSE:
Nobody can love a child as much as a biological parent.
TRUE:
Even though biological parents hold tremendous love for their child, it’s not a matter of biology. An adoptive couple’s love for your child is the result of much effort and desire to be a parent. Adoptive parents realize how blessed they are, and their love and devotion to the child is very real.

FALSE:
I’ll never hear from my child again or know how they’re doing.
TRUE:
This was true in the past. As a birth mother today, you can create your own adoption plan, select and meet the adoptive parents, and choose to stay in touch while your child is growing up

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