FIRST/NATURAL PARENTS

ARTICLES

Appiah, Kwame Anthony. 2018. What if I Don’t Want to See the Child I Gave Up for Adoption?

Finnerty, Deirdre. (2019). The Girls of
Bessborough

Handley, Erin and Kong Meta. 2018. Report Gives Voice to Mothers Deceived by Cambodia’s Orphanage Racket

Lewin, Tamar 2006. Unwed Fathers Fight for Babies Placed for Adoption by Mothers

Mastrini, John. 2020. ‘Baby Hatchery’: Armenian Mothers Search For Children Taken From Them

Merrill, Annaleece. 2018. Is Choosing International Adoption a Good Way to Avoid Birth Parent Issues?

O’Shea, Kerry. (2018). Horrors of Irish Mother and Baby Homes Revealed in New Report

Stein, Brandy. 2018. “Letting Go”After struggling to parent my twin daughters for ten months, I sadly realized I couldn’t provide them with the stable life I’d envisioned.

CONFERENCES

Concerned United Birthparents

BLOGS

Adoption and Birthmothers- Building Bridges to Adoption Truths

[Birth Mother] First Mother Forum

SUPPORT GROUPS 

Post Adoption Center for Education and Research (PACER)-

Birthmothers (Only)- Sacramento, CA

PACT An Adoption Alliance-

First/ Birth Family Circle- Emeryville, CA

FILMS

Imaginary Mothers

Unlocking the Heart of Adoption