A common misconception about domestic adoption is that is nearly impossible to do so – that families can wait five years or more, that only the “rich” can afford to adopt domestically or that there are very few healthy babies available for adoption in the U.S.

All are untrue.

Wait
Currently, 75 percent of American Adoptions’ families adopt within our estimated wait times. While many families are led to believe that they will have a shorter wait if they choose international adoption, in reality, the waiting period for an international adoption varies according to the country but the waiting time is often comparable or longer than a domestic adoption.

Cost
While there are many factors that determine the final cost of the adoption (such as medical and legal fees) American Adoptions allows each family to set a cap on their adoption costs, ensuring they are only shown to expectant mothers whose needs fall within their budget. Additionaly, American Adoptions offers limited financial risk adoptions, giving families extra emotional and financial protection.

Health, number of babies available for adoption
While statistics on domestic adoptions are difficult to ascertain, according to Adoptive Families magazine, current estimates of the annual number of infants adopted domestically (excluding foster and relative adoption) range from 25,000 to 30,000—more than all international adoptions combined.

Expectant mothers most often choose to place their baby for adoption due to a lack of resources, not because the child has special needs or because of a substance abuse problem. American Adoptions works with all kinds of expectant mothers, from all walks of life. We have worked with married couples, single mothers who already have children in the home, college students, young professionals and teenagers. To ensure that our waiting families are comfortable with their adoption situation, we also provide them with the social and medical history of the expectant mother and allow them to choose what situations they are comfortable with.