I have experienced firsthand the courage of two birth mothers who chose my husband and me to raise their babies. We met these pregnant women, as well as the birth fathers and birth grandparents, of ...

Chantel Dauster and her 6-year-old daughter, Ivy Joy, see the girl's birth mom at least once a year TikToker Chantel Dauster started sharing about her health journey and parenting experiences years ...

Pennsylvania residents Caitlin Trone and Christian Mayer were both adopted, but Trone's adoption was open and Mayer's was not. Mayer's closed adoption created a lot of guilt and shame he had to ...

My husband and I adopted four children over the span of seven years. All of them are open adoptions. These arrangements allow for varying degrees of contact between adoptive and birth families. In our ...

Catelynn Baltierra gave her first child up for adoption in 2009. She and her boyfriend Tyler had PTSD after the experience. Baltierra is opening up about her adoption experience to help others going ...

Boys & Girls Aid and Open Adoption and Family Services say fewer births and changing attitudes are making adoption more ...