PREGNANT?

Call to speak with a pregnancy counselor

919.301.8642

If you are in an unplanned pregnancy situation, you may be feeling different emotions or have many questions about the next step in your life. We will help you explore those options to find the best choice for you and your baby. Our counseling is confidential and private. There is no charge and no commitment.

Our services include:

• Free pregnancy counseling

• Referrals for prenatal care, housing, and any other need

• Adoption services

• Post-abortion counseling referrals

Your choices include:

• Choosing and meeting with an adoptive family

• Receiving information and pictures of your baby following an adoptive placement

• Different levels of openness with the adoptive family

Types of Adoption:

• Semi-Open Adoption – Most adoptions fall under this level of openness. Communication between the birthparents and the adoptive family is done through the agency. No identifying information (last names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.) is exchanged. The birthparents will receive pictures and updates on how the child is doing through the agency and can also forward letters, pictures, cards, or gifts through the agency to the child and family. The birthparents can choose the family and meet the family if they would like. Any meetings or visits with the birthparents and adoptive parents would be with the presence of the agency.

• Open Adoption – Identifying information is exchanged, such as last names and locations of residence. Openness does not necessarily mean that a birthparent is a visible, ongoing presence in the life of an adopted child. Many birthparents desire openness so that they can be more easily found if the child desires to contact them in the future. The amount of contact (phone, face-to-face, email, etc.) between parties in an open adoption should be agreed upon before any legal documents are signed.

• Closed Adoption – The birthmother does not choose the family and does not wish to receive pictures or updates on how the child is doing. There is no communication between the birthparents and the adoptive family as well as no information is exchanged between the two parties.