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Health Care When Your Child Comes Home

One of the first things adoptive parents want to do when their baby or child comes home is go to a doctor for a full checkup. This way parents can have a baseline medical exam for their child and address any medical issues that were not detected before placement. If you are adopting a child from the foster care system, parents should be informed where the child has been getting health care. Some parents continue to use the same provider. Other parents ask to have the records sent to a doctor they choose. Adoptive parents should be given all the … Continue reading →

Reviewing a Baby or Child’s Family Medical History Before Placement.

When it comes to the health and medical care of an adopted child, there are some special issues and concerns adoptive parents may want to keep in mind before, during, and after the adoption is complete. If your adoption will be open or semi-open adoption, it may be possible to get a lot of the family health history from your child‘s birthmother. In an open adoption, you may be able to go with the birth mother’s prenatal care, go with her to doctor visits, and be present for the birth. With international adoptions, most families get a picture and sometimes … Continue reading →