Usually by the time she is within a few months of the due date she is ready to choose adoptive parents. We are happy to help her select the family whenever she is ready. Once the family is chosen, the details need to be worked out. If the mother is from outside California, she may wish to come here before her due date and have her baby at a hospital near the adoptive parents or parent. If she prefers to have her baby in her state of residence, we usually find an attorney or agency in her community to help us handle the legalities.
Counseling is always readily available to birth parents.
The adoptive family can help out with all the necessary expenses, which can include the mother's living expenses. When the baby is born the adoptive parents are often on hand for the big event. If the birth parents are agreeable, the baby leaves the hospital with the adoptive parents. Of course, all the necessary documents are carefully and thoroughly explained so that everyone's rights are protected. We have a very positive attitude about adoption because we have seen so many really goods ones.