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Barcode Babies: National Infertility Awareness Week Myth Bust
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 4/28/11
Myth: There are Many Unwanted Babies Available for Domestic Adoption National Infertility Awareness Week is April 24-30. As a majority of the families who become clients of A Gift of Hope Adoptions have some degree of infertility, we are proud to celebrate their arrival as parents through adoption. However, this celebration never comes without a [...]
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Recent Adoption Research
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 9/1/10
I try to keep tabs on recently released studies involving adoption, and have come across a few lately that I thought some might be interested in. Also please read the post below – we are still recruiting for our older kids! Children's Bureau Express – Privatization Efforts in Two States Chances for Children – Outside [...]
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Gender Selection
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 4/2/09
Gender selection in adoption is just what it sounds like – telling your adoption agency you are only willing to adopt a child of one gender or the other. This is somewhat unique to adoption, as you don't get to gender select when you have a biological child. However, if you decide to gender select, [...]
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International Adoption Resource
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 12/5/08
I wanted to pass along a website for those of you wondering about international adoption, or trying to decide if it is the best route for you. The website is set up by the US State Department, and is an excellent informational source, particularly since the US recently approved the Hague Adoption Convention. It also [...]
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Why the Long Wait to Adopt?
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 6/7/08
One of the first questions we are asked by prospective adoptive parents is, "How long is your wait time?" The first thing that adoptive parents must understand is that wait times typically start from the time your homestudy is approved, not from the start of the homestudy, which can take around two months on average. [...]
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National Foster Care Month
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 5/23/08
May is National Foster Care Month, and yes, I know it's almost the end of May. Sorry, I've been finishing up the International Adoption Series. However, I don't want to neglect this important topic. A Gift of Hope Adoptions does primarily domestic infant adoptions, but we are very aware that there are approximately 513,000 children [...]
