PLACING AN INFANT FOR ADOPTION - THE EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG BIRTHMOTHERS

Authors
CUSHMAN LF KALMUSS D NAMEROW PB
Citation
Lf. Cushman et al., PLACING AN INFANT FOR ADOPTION - THE EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG BIRTHMOTHERS, Social work, 38(3), 1993, pp. 264-272
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Social work → ACNP
ISSN journal
00378046
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
264 - 272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-8046(1993)38:3<264:PAIFA->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This article describes the experiences of 215 young birthmothers who p laced their infants for adoption through 30 maternity residences and a gencies in 13 states. The prebirth services they received, their immed iate postbirth experiences, and several characteristics of their adopt ion arrangements are described. A bivariate analysis revealed that sev eral service-procedural variables are related to social-psychological outcomes for the birthmothers at six months after the birth. Policy im plications are presented.