November is National Adoption Month and more than half of all adoptions in the U.S. are open adoptions, where the birth mom has a relationship with the adoptive family and sees her child grow up.

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

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 ...

Even as agencies shift to open adoption models, overall adoptions have declined 22% since 2020 in Delaware. Private adoption agencies increasingly are focusing on open adoptions as research supports ...

Birth mothers who created adoption plans for their children with Adoptions From the Heart say they were embraced by the agency and given comfort, support, and acceptance through the emotional process.

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 ...