You will have the opportunity to talk with a Licensed Certified Social Worker prior to completing any paperwork. She will evaluate and answer any questions you may have. Sometimes biological mothers request professional counseling during and after delivery.

Choosing the right family for your baby is very personal. Your Adoption Coordinator will help you find what you’re looking for. The most important part of the adoption process is for you to find the right adoptive family for your baby. You should feel very comfortable with your adoption plans. When choosing an adoptive family, consider the following: Do you want to choose the prospective adoptive family? Would you rather have your coordinator select a family for you? What kind of family do you want for your child? Would you like to meet the prospective adoptive family? Would you like to get to know the adoptive family via phone ? Since there are so many wonderful families waiting, you may have a hard time deciding. After you decide adoption is the best choice, we will start sending you profiles of families that you can choose. You will be able to have a conference call with the family before matching. You will also receive additional paperwork, including a social and medical history form. This is a requirement in all states.

Part of the adoption process is to help women facing an unplanned pregnancy know that the adoption service is free. In addition, Arkansas allows some financial assistance to help in case you fall behind on your household bills. Some expenses include but are not limited to: Basic Living expenses – rent, utilities, food, transportation, phone, and maternity clothes. Verification of expenses is required. We will set a budget for you based on your pregnancy-related needs. The financial assistance is in no way a payment for your baby and it should not be the determining factor when making a plan of adoption.

The hospital stay is one of the most important parts of the adoption process. Thinking about the hospital stay in advance will help you focus on the healthy birth of your baby and a stress free hospital stay. Here are some of the questions to consider while planning your hospital stay: Do you want the adoptive family in the Labor/Delivery Room? Who do you want with you in the hospital? Do you want to spend time alone with the baby? What do you want to happen at the hospital? What floor do you want to stay on? What do you want from the staff? What do you want from your Adoption Coordinator? We want your stay to be stress free. You will have a chance to make a hospital adoption plan prior to your stay at the hospital. Your Coordinator will there every step of the way.

The adoption process is becoming more and more open. While making an adoption plan, you’ll be able to determine how much contact you’d like with the adoptive family during your pregnancy and after the adoption. Here are some questions to ask yourself about contact with the adoptive family and your child: Would you like updates regarding how your child is progressing? Would you like to have an ongoing relationship with the adoptive family? What kind of contact would you like to have? How often? Would you rather not have much contact with the family? Does the birth father want the same contact as you? Would you want to have yearly visits? Another part of the adoption process is determining the amount of contact you would like to have with the prospective adoptive family after delivery. An Angel’s Choice requires all adoptive families to send pictures and letter updates to their child’s birth mother, or agency if it is a closed adoption.

Difference between Private and Foster Care Adoption:

• Private-Your choice – Foster- NO choice.
• Private-You choose the parents– Foster- DHS chooses foster parents.
• Private-You choose Open, semi-open, closed– Foster- Closed.
• Private-You choose the adoption plan Foster- DHS makes the plan.
• Private-You can know where your baby is. Foster-Unknown.

You may feel overwhelmed through the adoption process, but the Adoption Coordinator- Michelle and Licensed Social Worker -Miranda will be with you all the way.

If you are wanting more information, please call 501-615-3094. I am are here to Listen! We have placed 55 babies in 51 loving homes, April 2023 ytd