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Cradle of Hope Adoption Center is proud to be a private nonprofit adoption agency. But what exactly is private adoption? Private adoption or independent voluntary placement refers to an adoption in which a birth parent places their baby up for adoption, either before, during, or...
You’re thinking of placing a baby for adoption, but the birth father isn’t in your life. You’ve decided that you’re going to continue with the adoption and you are wondering whether the birth father would need to be involved in the adoption process. Cradle of Hope...
If you are pregnant and in jail, you still have the right to choose adoption for your baby. You can choose the adoptive parents who can provide a loving and stable home for your child. You can keep in touch with the adoptive family and...
Pregnancy can be a difficult and trying time for a new mother, but an unplanned pregnancy is a whole other experience. Everyone’s different, which also means everyone takes their own time to process this shock and begin exploring their choices regarding the pregnancy. Maybe you...
Teen pregnancy isn’t uncommon but it’s not something most teenagers plan. Having an unplanned pregnancy means that you will have to consider whether to parent, plan an adoption for your newborn, or you may even be considering an abortion. This may be the hardest decision...
At Cradle of Hope, we know that a woman’s decision to place her child for adoption is not taken lightly, which is why it is important for expectant mothers to explore all options available to them. One option you have is adoption, and with adoption...
“I’m due soon, and I just found out that I’m having a boy. How will the adoptive parents tell my child about me when he’s older? How will they tell him that he was adopted? I love my son so much already, and I don’t...
Choosing adoptive parents to raise your child is a loving decision. Many different factors go into this decision to choose adoption, and it certainly isn’t an easy one. Many of Cradle of Hope’s adoptive parents will agree to an open adoption with future visits and ongoing...
YOU can name the baby! After the baby is born, the person at the hospital in charge of birth records will ask you what you would like to name the baby. Some birth mothers talk with the prospective adoptive parents and agree on a name...
