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.