Mothers-to-be of any age don't always know, when pregnancy turns dangerous. Doctors only see their patients in the office or clinic, after all, not at their homes, where pregnant moms are sometimes at the greatest risk. The National Institute of Health website lists...
In a perfect world, there would be no unwanted baby. Of course, in a perfect world, there would never be any unplanned pregnancies, and no birth defects, either... but this is not a perfect world. When There Are No Easy Options Texans, along with the rest of the...
"I need a home for my baby," the caller said. (In Spanish.) "Necesito un hogar para mi bebé", dijo la persona que llamó. (En español.) At Abrazo, we do everything we can to help pregnant women in need of adoption assistance, no matter where they've come from. En...
Tell someone you're "grateful for adoption" and you're bound to get some widely-varying reactions. (But believe it or not, that IS a good thing! Read on to learn why...) Blessing #1: Adoption isn't how it used to be. American society used to view nearly all adoptions...
How is it that even the best adoption story can still have an imperfect ending? One possible explanation could be that all adoptions begin amidst imperfect circumstances. Sometimes, adoptions result from hyperfertility, unplanned pregnancy, an unexpected birth,...
For those who celebrate National Adoption Month each November, we salute you! Because child-centered adoption is truly worth celebrating. Yes, every adoption is borne of loss. Yet "forever families" that include everyone forever (so adoptees can always know and love...
Everyone knows that using drugs during pregnancy is not a good thing. So why does it happen, and what can be done to help drug-addicted moms and their babies? For Absidi (name has been changed), drugs were a family tradition. Her dad was in prison for dealing, and her...
"We don't get why adoption takes so long?" they asked. A childless couple who just finished unsuccessful fertility treatments, they contacted Abrazo hoping to hear there were plenty of babies readily available. They were surprised to learn that their adoption wait to...
Can we talk about adoption agencies and adoptee rights, please? When people contact adoption agencies to plan for adoption, they're presumably planning adoption for a child's benefit. (That's how adoption is supposed to work.) Whether someone's placing or adopting,...
Having a San Antonio Fiesta baby via birth or adoption? Here’s what you need to know about delivering, placing or adopting a child during Texas’ biggest annual celebration.
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