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• Do most open adoptions eventually close?

  Published: June 11, 2008, 8:07 pm

  Tags: Research Amp Amp Expert Opinion

  I feel we, as an open adoption support group, need to address the oft quoted, but unverified and un-cited statistic: "an estimated that 80% of all open adoptions are closed" I see this stat on blogs, forums, answer sites etc. and have been unable to find the source for this. You can Google search it to see the prevalence. So, my questions are: A)

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• Why do we ultimately support Open Adoption?

  Published: June 16, 2008, 1:42 pm

  Tags: After The Adoption, Research Amp Amp Expert Opinion

  Why do we advocate for open adoption? What is the definition of a successful one? I didn't set out to have either an open or closed adoption..when my dd's first mother was pregnant, I remember asking her if she had an idea of what kidn of contact she wanted, and she always said I don't know..but I felt a need to get a better idea, so she

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• Looking for a specific study

  Published: July 22, 2008, 8:10 pm

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  at the Pittsburgh Mother & Child Project page. You can download the study right here as a .pdf file. Adoptive Family Members

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