Benefits of Adoption

Though it may be difficult to imagine giving your baby up for adoption, there are numerous benefits for both you and your baby.

For you:

• Peace of mind over a decision with a bright and more certain future for your child
• Help paying living and medical expenses
• Better choice of doctors with the help of an adoption professional
• Feeling better prepared to give birth
• Help with counseling and finding support groups with other women in your position
• In the long run, greater opportunity to finish high school or earn a college degree
• Greater opportunity to pursue a better career with a higher salary, doing something you enjoy.

For your baby:

• The opportunity to bring a lot of happiness to an adoptive family who has been waiting for the news of a baby
• The satisfaction of knowing that the adoptive family will be able to love and care for your child in ways that you might not have the means to
• The opportunity to pick the adoptive family for your child
• Likelihood of picking parents who are emotionally and financially ready to be parents
• Ability to pick the life you always dreamed of your for child
• Greater educational resources, luxuries and experiences than you can provide for your child
• Maybe even having siblings.

Adoption isn’t the right choice for every woman, but women who make the choice are often able to pursue their own dreams while fulfilling the dreams of a deserving couple who can’t have their own children. And in doing so, they can be confident that their baby will have a loving family and the resources to grow into a happy and healthy child.

To learn more about adoption, read The Adoption Process for Pregnant Women.