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Required Information to Adopt a Child in Kansas and Missouri
For families who want to adopt in the states of Kansas and Missouri, there is some important information you must be prepared to share. At Adoption & Beyond, we work with pregnant women and hopeful adoptive families to ensure that children are placed into loving...
Embracing Open Adoption: Personal Story from an Adoptive Mother of Two
This is a guest post by Paige Knipfer from Love Grown Adoption Consulting. I remember the day I decided to start looking at adoption as the avenue to grow my family. I wanted to be a parent but at the age of 22 I was deemed infertile. The worst part: they couldn’t...
Communication Before the Baby Arrives
Expanding your family through adoption is an exciting and wonderful experience. As you wait for your newest family member to arrive, you may have questions or concerns you wish to voice to the expectant parents. Communication is the key to any successful adoption, but...
How to Guide a Prospective Birth Mother on Her Options
As a healthcare provider, you are tasked with overseeing the wellbeing of your patients. For women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, there are both physical and emotional aspects of care to be considered. Experiencing an unplanned pregnancy is a life-changing event...
Deciding if Adoption is the Right Choice
Adopting a child is an amazing process this union creates a loving family for a child to grow up in. As a leading non-profit adoption agency in Kansas and Missouri, Adoption & Beyond works closely with expectant parents and adoptive parents to provide support and...
What a Birth Mother Should Know About Adoption
Bringing a life into the world is no easy task, especially if you are feeling unsure about it. While all children are a blessing, not everybody is ready to parent when they become pregnant. As your body and emotions change throughout your experience with pregnancy,...