What percent of newborns that are put up for adoption in the U.S. actually get adopted?

HappyMomAnna

The statistic are difficult to completely know because Each State keeps their own records.

The Latest Attempt overall to Check Adoption Numbers was in 2003

http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/censr-6.pdf

And the CDC has attempted to do a few studies:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_027.pdf

The best US site that will give you some numbers is:

http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/statistics/adoption.cfm#dom

One important thing to remember is that if the mother of a Newborn were to relinquish her rights (or leaves her baby in a Safe Haven) and there were no Adoptive Parents approved for a match the baby would be placed into the Foster Care System so those numbers would be reflected in the Foster Care numbers.

My very good friend is a NicU Nurse and last week she told me a family had twins both with some serious medical issues. The parents left the hospital and never came back. Instead they voluntarily placed the babies in State Care... this actually happens more often then anyone would like to think.

Basically--a newborn voluntarily placed into foster care will result in efforts to reunify the family and a baby not placed following the voluntary relinquishment of parental rights would also be placed into Foster Care soooooo any Newborn Not Adopted without a parent maintaining rights would fall into the the Foster Care numbers.

And, no it is Not true that every newborn is automatically adopted they are simply counted differently then some people can bring themselves to understand.

Vickie T

The mother of our little one signed paperwork at the hospital giving her rights up to her baby. The hospital social worker contacted DHS and she was moved to an emergency foster home (ours). The adoption was final when our little one was 8 months old.

Leigh

I'm pretty sure that just about 100% of healthy newborns get adopted. It's the not-so-healthy ones and the older children that have a harder time finding a family..

gypsywinter

Newborns are always in demand by many PAPs and fewer newborns are being surrendered by their mothers for adoption. There are long waiting lists for newborns, so the demand is larger than the supply. The amount of internet advertising by adoption agencies should give you a clue as to how many newborns are being sought out for adoption, for their paying clients.

dontknow86

100% of healthy newborn and infants will find forever homes. If they are high risk babies like aids or drug babies the % goes down.

cantstopLinnyG

Umm, all of them.

cmc

About 100%. There are some special needs kids that are hard to place, some of whom may end up in foster care. There are more waiting parents than there are kids. My source is every adoption agency we talked to three years ago (about 5 in northern california).

Dalton's Mommy

I have no numbers but I would say all of them that are available to be adopted. Some are young and taken away from the parents but it takes a while to get it done legally. Most kids on the adoption websites are 3 or older.

Lucy da cat

All of them. Ever heard of supply and demand??

Where were you in Economics in the seventh grade??

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