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We had a wonderful stay with the birthparents at the hospital and we were labeled the hospital's poster people for adoption, because of the wonderful friendship we had with them.

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Open Adoption

Open Adoption is the on-going contact between birth and adoptive families. While different levels of openness exist, there are some common forms of contact. A fully open adoption involves visits between the parties.

Semi-open Adoption

In a Semi-open adoption, arrangements usually just involve the exchange of letters and pictures without the actual one-on-one contact. This seems to be the most commonly picked form of adoption.

Closed Adoptions

Closed Adoptions are when you choose for no on-going contact between families.

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How to Choose Between a Semi-Open Adoption and a Closed Adoption

In recent years, the trend has been toward having more openness in adoption, which means that the birth mother continues to have some level of contact with the adoptive family, even after the adoption has been finalized. If you wanted a closed adoption, you might be struggling with whether to consider agreeing to a semi-open adoption instead. Here is how to choose between a semi-open adoption and a closed adoption.

1. Think why you are reluctant to enter into a semi-open adoption. Many hopeful adoptive parents initially want a closed adoption because that is the only type of adoption with which they are familiar. Explore your reasons for not wanting to have more openness in your relationship with your child’s birth mother after the adoption.

2. Explore the reasons that semi-adoption has become the trend. When all adoptions were closed, adoptive families did not know why their adopted child was placed for adoption. They also did not have access to a family medical history. Understanding the reasons behind semi-open adoption can make that option seem less daunting.

3. In most semi-open adoptions, the adoptive family sends the birth mother pictures and letters on a regular schedule, such as annually or semi-annually. Your adoption facilitator might also require you to meet the birth mother, on a first-name basis only,before the baby is born.

4. Ask yourself if you would be willing to follow through on promises to the birth mother. Some hopeful adoptive couples will promise whatever they need to in order to entice an expecting mother to place her baby with them, however, this is unethical. If you are not willing to follow through with sending pictures and letters to the birth mother, then choose a closed adoption.


5. Think about whether a semi-open or closed adoption would be best for your adopted child. Do you think that your adopted child would appreciate knowing that his birth mother cared enough to want to know how he is doing? Or do you think that it is in the best interest of an adopted child to have no contact with her birth mother?

6. Ask yourself if you are willing to wait longer for a closed adoption. Because the trend is having some level of openness in an adoption, it generally takes longer to find an expecting mother willing to place her baby into a closed adoption.