Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra placed their eldest daughter, Carly, for adoption in 2009. She shares what parents should know about adoption from her perspective.

I have experienced firsthand the courage of two birth mothers who chose my husband and me to raise their babies. We met these pregnant women, as well as the birth fathers and birth grandparents, of ...

These days, 95% of adoptions are "open," meaning birth parents, or the birth mother, have some degree of involvement with the adoptive family. Those arrangements vary widely, from occasional pictures ...

Boys & Girls Aid and Open Adoption and Family Services say fewer births and changing attitudes are making adoption more ...