Adopting Maternity

Author : Nora Moosnick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313039186
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adopting Maternity written by Nora Moosnick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the issues related to race, class, and gender involved in adoption based on in-depth interviews with 22 adoptive mothers. This text compares and contrasts the experiences of white women who adopted Asian, black, or biracial children. The bulk of the book is dedicated to presenting the women's words as they talk about their perceptions of fertility treatments, birth mothers, other mothers, adoption processes, and outsiders' reactions, among other matters. Feminist discourse is used to examine the applicability of these theories to women's self-characterizations. Beginning with an overview of the theoretical basis of the book, discussions of becoming an adoptive mother and the realities of being an adoptive mother follow. Each chapter presents feelings and experiences of adoptive mothers, in addition to analysis that brings these feelings into broader societal context. This honest portrayal will offer adoptive families, adoption professionals, and social workers important insights into mothers' adoptive experiences. Scholars of women's studies, social work, and sociology will find this volume useful as well.

Author : Gabrielle Glaser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224692
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Baby written by Gabrielle Glaser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. “[T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future… ‘I don’t think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, “Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise more children.” No, their hope is that those children will be placed for adoption. But is that the reality? I doubt it.’”[says Glaser]” -Mother Jones During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, where social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. The adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of women into surrendering their children. The identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are still locked in sealed files. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically illustrates in Margaret and David’s tale--one they share with millions of Americans—a story of loss, love, and the search for identity.

Author : Valentina Pavlovna Wasson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chosen Baby written by Valentina Pavlovna Wasson and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Peter and Mary are adopted into a home where they are wanted and loved. Grades 1-3.

Author : Faith Merino
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816080879
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adoption and Surrogate Pregnancy written by Faith Merino and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoption and surrogate pregnancy are the two most realistic options currently available for millions of couples unable to have biological children. In the past decade, international adoption has become popular among those who wish to avoid the wait associated with adopting domestically. Yet because of unique political, economic, and cultural circumstances within individual countries, international adoption is fraught with legal controversies and difficulties. Surrogate pregnancy is a relatively new and inherently complicated alternative. With few regulations to guide the process and protect those involved, however, countries struggle to address its ethical and moral questions, in addition to the legal, political, cultural, and environmental ramifications. Providing a historic overview and defining the key issues, Adoption and Surrogate Pregnancy examines the laws related to adoption and surrogate pregnancy in five countries: the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Guatemala. The discussion covers the ways in which adoption and surrogate pregnancy overlap and influence each other, the nuances that further complicate matters, and the controversies surrounding both issues—such as fears of exploitation, class discrimination, socially "unwanted" children, same-sex parenthood, and the difficulties of governing the family unit. Allowing students to compare the subjects from the perspectives of different countries and cultures, this balanced and objective volume sheds light on the way these issues affect the global community.

Author : Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Publisher : Morning Glory Press (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9781885356086
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pregnant? Adoption is an Option written by Jeanne Warren Lindsay and published by Morning Glory Press (CA). This book was released on 1996-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses adoption as an option for pregnant young women who do not have the resources to parent well, exploring how such a solution could affect the birthmother, the child, and the father.

Author : Aliza Sherman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780823934652
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything You Need to Know About Placing Your Baby for Adoption written by Aliza Sherman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2000-12-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides teenage expectant parents the information needed to make an informed decision regarding placing their baby for adoption.

Author : Miguel De la Corte-Rodríguez
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 940351454X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EU Law on Maternity and Other Child-Related Leaves written by Miguel De la Corte-Rodríguez and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although proven effective in protecting pregnancy, giving birth and breastfeeding – that is, the biological differences of women related to maternity – the current European Union (EU) legislative framework on maternity leave tends to overlook the roles of both parents, especially during the post-delivery period of ‘bonding’ with the child. This framework, along with EU law on parental leave, which does not encourage an equal take-up of the leave, gives rise to serious issues of gender equality affecting both men and women. This deeply researched and urgent book proposes alternative options for future EU law on child-related leave which can be applied to both employees and self-employed workers to mitigate these limitations and side effects. Analysing the various EU Directives which, directly or indirectly, relate to maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and parental leave, as well as the corresponding case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, the author uses a social risk approach and tackles the following issues: narrow focus of the legislation on the delivering mother’s incapacity to work; in practice, excessive emphasis on the protection of the delivering mother; silent assent to the unequal distribution of caring responsibilities within the family; lack of attention to women’s labour market outcomes; and the new direction followed by the recently adopted Directive on work-life balance. The research focuses on working parents (including non-delivering parents in same-sex couples or adoption) and includes a comparative analysis of the law of six countries – Belgium, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Portugal – chosen to illustrate the variety of national schemes available and how their desirable features can be introduced into EU law. A more balanced design of child-related leave is a must in today’s society for reasons of fairness and also for economic considerations. This complete analysis of EU legislation and case law about child-related leave – including the first-ever systematic and in-depth analysis on whether maternity leave can be considered discriminatory against fathers and a review of economic literature on how child-related leave affects the situation of women in the labour market – offers forward-looking solutions for child-related leave to enhance gender equality. Practitioners and nongovernmental organisations dealing with EU and national matters related to labour and employment law, social security law and gender equality law will welcome this important book, as will academics and policymakers interested in maternity and other child-related leaves.

Author : Dr. Susan Burns
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429971428
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fast Track Adoption written by Dr. Susan Burns and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most couples in the U.S. have to wait up to seven years to adopt an infant domestically--and all the expense and waiting doesn't always result in a successful adoption. Now, rather than relying on slow-paced and expensive adoption agencies, many couples are choosing to privately adopt a child. By eliminating the adoption agency, couples can customize and control their own adoption plan. Inside this book, couples will learn how becoming proactive in the adoption process may significantly speed up the adoption. Following the Fast Track method, readers will learn how to: - Establish a budget - Assemble a professional team - Obtain an approved home study - Prepare an effective family profile - Advertise for and talk to potential birth mothers - Detect warning signs for frauds and scams - Be prepared at the hospital With this book as their guide, potential parents can actively pick their own birth mother. By doing so, couples will save time and money, reduce stress, and, most importantly, find a baby to adopt.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity and Child Welfare written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : AV Raman
Publisher : Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9389335868
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reeder’s Maternity Nursing written by AV Raman and published by Wolters kluwer india Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current edition is a revised edition of the 19th edition which was launched especially for Indian Nursing students. Thoroughly revised and presented in full color, the current edition would serve as a textbook in Maternity nursing to the students of B. Sc Nursing, post-basic B.Sc. Nursing and Diploma in nursing. This book is equally useful to the students of M.Sc Nursing and to those who are preparing to go abroad to work as nurse practitioners.