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When teens Catelynn and Tyler placed their newborn daughter Carly for adoption with Brandon and Teresa Davis on MTV's 16 and Pregna...

Lorraine and Jane at Rockefeller Center, 1982 A few days ago I read a story about Missouri adoptees born before 1941 being able to actu...

Dear First Mother Forum: My spouse and I are moving forward with plans to adopt in the U.S. We are hoping for an infant adoption, usi...

Lorraine Natural mother Catelynn of the TV show Teen Mom was a sad person to watch last night as she sat talking to Teresa and Brandon ...

Jane "This whole adoption thing was supposed to be a lot different in my opinion," said an angry Tyler Baltierra on MTV's...

Jane  A reader asked us what we think about embryo adoption. She and her husband have nine embryos left over after creating a baby thro...

Jane "One of the most disquieting aspects of adoption on the Internet (as well as through other venues) is the way services are so...

Carly, Brandon and Teresa Davis and new baby in Bethany ad In a series of unfortunate events last night I inadvertently erased the who...

Tyler and Catelynn Tyler Baltierra, of  Sixteen and Pregnant  fame, of Tyler and Catelynn, has found First Mother Forum, and basically ...

Jane Just after I wrote the previous post, "Utah agency places cast-off international adoptees" about Wasatch International, ...

Catelynn and Tyler talk to Carly on her birthday When Catelynn and Tyler relinquished their newborn daughter Carly  to Brandon and T...

Catelynn and Tyler, spokespeople for Bethany Is adoption in America a business? Yes, it is a billion-dollar a year business. How do y...

First Mother Forum received this anonymous comment today, but it is too heart-breaking and revealing to leave to a comment that few will...

“Putting an end to secrecy in adoption does not erase the grief or loss embedded in the adoption experience” according to the Evan B. D...

Jane “Adoption is the natural result of our redemption.” I came across these words when I Googled “Culture of Adoption” looking for foll...

Want to know how much adoption agencies reveal about the children they "offer"? The New York Times has a not very nice story about...

Allowing first/birth mothers access to the names of their children after being adopted is an issue that does not come up in the United Sta...