BIRTH PARENT READING LIST

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***Foge, Leslie & Mosconi, Gail, The Third Choice: A Woman’s Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption, Creative Arts Book Co., Berkeley, CA, 1999. A comprehensive view of the choices available to a women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. It also takes a women through every step of the adoption decision and what to think about, consider and expect with each step of the adoption process.

***Lindsay, Jeanne Warren. Pregnant? Adoption is an Option, Morning Glory Press, Buena Park, California, 1997. Birth Parents share their stories of responsible- and difficult- adoption planning. They speak of the families they chose for their child and the open adoption relationships they’re building, all centered on their child’s well-being.

Lindsay Jeanne Warren. Pregnancy Too Soon, Morning Glory Press, Buena Park, California, 1988. Presents real life responses to teenage pregnancy through stories from teenagers who admitted they were pregnant too soon.

Mason Mary Martin. Out of the Shadows: Birthfathers’ Stories, O.J. Howard Publishing, Edina, Minnesota, 1995.

***Roles, Patricia. Saying Goodbye to a Baby, Vol. 1. A Book About Loss and Grief in Adoption, Child Welfare League of America, 1989. Contents include the original adoption decision, living with the decision later in life, the adoption triangle, search and reunion, guilt and anger when looking back, and when to get counseling.

Rosenberg, Elinor. The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families through the Years, Free Press, New York, NY, 1992. Looks not only at the issues of adoptees but also at those of birth parents and adoptive parents.

***Silber, Kathleen and Phyllis Speedlin. Dear Birthmother: Thank You For Our Baby, Corona Publishing Co., San Antonio, Texas, 1998. Using actual correspondence between birth parents and adoptive parents, this book debunks the myth that birth parents do not care about their children and do not think about them later. It also helps adoptive parents and adopted persons better understand birth parents.

Zimmerman, Martha. Should I Keep My Baby?, Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, MN, 1983. A simple, thoughtful and understanding book giving immediate help and direction for facing a pregnancy outside of marriage.

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