Adopting.org
http://www.adopting.org/birthfam.html
This site has some links to forums where birth parents can chat with other birth parents. It
is also a wealth of information as far as stories and suggested readings for support for birth
parents after adoption.
The National Adoption Center
http://www.adoptnet.org/about.htm
This site contains chat forums that are especially helpful for a variety of different topics
for birth parents and the whole triad.
ABC Adoptions.com
http://www.abcadoptions.com/counseling.htm
This site provides information for post-adoption counseling resources for birth parents. It
is also explains the benefits of counseling.
Adoption.org
http://www.adoption.org/bparents/html/body_birthpar.htm
This is an excellent site that talks about all aspects surrounding birth parent's concerns.
It talks about coping with grief, romantic relationships, parenting issues, birth and placement,
searching, support groups, how to cope, and counseling resources. It also gives an extensive list
of good resources for birth parents on a variety of topics.
Adoption Connections Project
http://www.sover.net/~adopt/
This site gives information on the Adoption Connections Project. This project is devoted to
joining birth mothers, adopted daughters, adoptive mothers, foster mothers, step mothers, and other
women and men who find themselves within non-traditional families in order to share their stories.
These kinds of groups are a good source for post-adoption support for birth parents and the whole
triad.
The Benevolent Society
http://www.bensoc.asn.au/parc/parents_birth.html
This is another good site that gives information about particular topics including
post-adoption support for birth parents. It also gives resources available including a telephone
number for the Post Adoption Resource Centre.
Adoption.org
http://www.adoption.org/bparents/html/body_i1bmom.htm
This site talks about arranging contact with your children after adoption. It also gives a
brief list of organizations for birth parents.
Pacifier Online
http://www.oara.org/11_birth_parent.html
This site lets birth parents share their perspective and offers the opportunity for them to
support each other post-adoption. It gives a list of documents, Internet resources, and the
opportunity to share one's story.
AdoptionConnection.org
http://www.adoptionconnection.org/NewsletterArticles/counselingforbirthmothers.html
This site shares a brief story from a birth parent whom received counseling during and after
the process. It also provides the telephone number for a place where birth parents can get
post-adoption counseling.
Adoption911
http://www.adoption911.com/birthpar.html
This site provides links to Common Concerns of Birth Parents and General Stress Events
History. It also provides the opportunity for birth parents to e-mail or call a professional about
what happens after the adoption.
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