The adoption process has changed dramatically since the days when a mother gave birth and never saw her child again. Records were sealed and adoption was considered a stigma.
Open adoptions, in contrast, mean the birth mother participates in the adoption process, often choosing the adoptive parents and maintaining contact with the child.
A closed adoption leaves every day open to wondering for the rest of your life, Caldwell said. Leaving them open is my driving force.
International adoptions have gained in popularity, but Caldwell wants Americans to realize there are plenty of children right here who desperately need a home.
Many Americans seek a foreign child to adopt because they have a fear the birth mother might take the child away, Caldwell said.
They also perceive adopting a child from a third-world country as a humanitarian gesture, she added.
They want to give the child a better life, but there are a lot of children waiting right here, she said.
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