Families adopting internationally often have questions about the medical and health information they receive for a baby or child. There may be different health issues to consider in another country. Parents may not know much about the medical terminology another country uses to describe a health or medical condition. Many adoptive families look for a doctor who is willing to go over a child’s information and health records in order to help them understand what the implications and true needs of a baby or child really are.
During my research to write a Blog about choosing a doctor who is “Adoption Aware,” I found a website I think offers parents adopting internationally expert doctors with cultural backgrounds often similar to the background of the baby or child parents want to adopt. The physicians at Adoptiondoctors.com have an understanding of the respective countries language, social culture, and medical terminology.
The published Mission of Adoptiondoctors.com
Our doctors provide International Adoption Medicine for the Private practice sector, available to anyone with a computer and telephone. We are not an adoption agency and we do not place children.
It is because of this, that we are able to provide unbiased medical evaluations.
Our Pre-Adoption medical record service was designed to be an educational and support program for adoptive parents.
Our goal is to educate adoptive parents using the sometimes limited medical information available about their child. It is this knowledge that empowers adoptive parents them to make an educated decision, and not just take a leap of faith. We never tell families which child to adopt and we do not pick out children.
All medical interactions are performed via e-mail, express mail, telephone, and fax. There is no reason to make appointments or travel to receive the services these doctors offer. The great part about this service is that the doctors virtually come to the adoptive parents.
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For more information about parenting special needs children you might want to visit the Families.com Special Needs Blog and the Mental Health Blog. Or visit my personal website.