All parties involved will work with St. Elizabeth's with the request that if birthmother and her partner choose adoption, the family will receive the baby. Traditional closed adoption - The birthmother or birthparents select a couple from the profiles but they will never meet. Letters and pictures can be exchanged but it depends on everyone's comfort level. The bottom line is, you select the family that you want. We do not choose for you or pressure you.
All adoptive families go through an intense screening process.
The adoptive family must go through an adoptive parent preparation study. Our goal is that when your child is placed, you will have complete trust in the family you have chosen to raise your child. All About Baby Social and medical histories are requested from both birthparents for all placements - healthy and special needs. Children with severe medical needs and those at high risk for medical, legal or emotional problems are considered special needs. We have loving families who will love a child regardless of any special needs it may possess.