Adoption Resources
Introduction to adoption for birth parents, outlines briefly what is involved in adoption for birth parents - how long it takes, who is involved, changing your mind, contact following adoption etc. This booklet is also available online in Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish and Romanian.
Adoption in Ireland today for birth parents considering adoption, outlines the process of adoption in detail - who can place children for adoption, who legalises the adoption process, giving final consent , the obligations of consulting fathers etc.
Workbook for parents in the adoption process, is for parents, both mothers and fathers, who are deep into the adoption process with adoption social workers and encourages parents to examine in detail the implications of both placing a baby for adoption and parenting the baby.
These booklets were produced collaboratively by groups directly involved in providing a service to parents considering adoption. The eight groups involved in this project were the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Cúnamh, the HSE, the National Maternity Hospital, Pact, the Rotunda Hospital, Treoir, and the University College Hospital, Galway.
