Answers to Your Questions

Yes, you can have help with your expenses. We will ask you for a breakdown of what you need and together we will work out a budget for you.

Yes, we can help you find a doctor that you like in your area.

Yes, your medical expenses will be covered from prenatal care to post-partum. We will make sure you won’t have to worry about medical bills.

Yes, we believe that counseling is an important part of your adoption journey, including after you have delivered and placed your baby. We will always be available to help you find a counselor.

Yes, you can choose the family for your baby. All of our families have put together a profile book about themselves for you to read, see pictures and get to know them. We want you to find the family that you feel is perfect for your baby and never want you to settle on a situation that doesn’t feel right in your heart. 

Yes, you get to choose the level of openness that you want with the family that adopts your baby. With technology and social media these days, there are many ways to keep in touch and we will help you and the adopting family come up with a plan together.

Yes, your confidentiality is our priority. This is your plan and so you get to choose who you want to share your story with. We will support your choices every step of the way.

Yes, we can help you make an adoption plan at any stage of your pregnancy, including if you are in labor or if you have already delivered. It is not unusual for women to reach out at different times – we understand that you have a lot on your plate, both physically and emotionally. We are here for you, whenever you are ready.

Yes, you can spend as much time with your baby in the hospital as you would like.

Yes, in most cases, your baby will go home from the hospital with the adopting parents.

Each and every family that we work with has gone through an extensive process (including child abuse clearances) for which they have all been approved. The families we work with have been waiting to welcome a baby into their lives and are ready to love and keep your baby safe.

Every state has their own set of laws surrounding the timing of you signing the adoption paperwork. We will review all of those details with you so that you have a full understanding of what the process would look like, step by step.

There is never any pressure from any of us here at Hudson Hearts. We all fully understand just how big a decision this is and we want you to be sure before you move forward. We are here to help you explore all of your options, not just adoption. We really will be here for you every step of the way.

We are an all female staff of women who have been very personally touched and connected to adoption. This isn’t just our work, it is our life’s work. We are adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents and we are all here for you. And we are here for the long run – we will be here to help and support you even after you have placed your baby.