Information about pregnancy, pregnancy resources, and what to expect will help you to raise your child yourself or place your child for adoption.
We are a not-for-profit agency that, since 1985, has helped over 9000 pregnant women, birth parents and families. Feel free to call (1(800)943-0400) or click on the link Contact Us.
If you decide on adoption, we can make sure your child is placed with the perfect family, your rights are protected, and that you receive all the financial assistance and medical help as well as other types of help that the law allows.
All calls are confidential and there is never any obligation or costs to you. Please visit the link "Ways we can help you" and view the video and/or the links below:
Pregnancy Q and A's
Pregnancy tests
Symptoms of pregnancy
Stages of pregnancy
Prenatal care
Pregnancy Q and A's
Pregnancy Q and A's addresses some of the most common questions pregnant woman and birth mothers call us about.
Pregnancy Tests
Pregnancy tests can help with the question of whether or not you are pregnant. All of these tests are either home pregnancy tests or they are based on a blood sample taken at a clinic or at your doctor or midwife's office.
Pregnancy Symptoms
The most common early sign of pregnancy is missing your period. Other symptoms include feeling lightheaded, dizzy, or faint and having morning sickness. This page will provide you with details on the many and varied symptoms of pregnancy.
Pregnancy Stages
Pregnancy is often divided into three stages or trimesters: the 1st trimester is based on the baby's gestational age from weeks 0-12; the 2nd trimester is from weeks 13-26; and the 3rd trimester is from week 27 until the end of the pregnancy (approximately 40 weeks). This link will explain each of the stages of pregnancy.
Prenatal Care
Prenatal care should be started as soon as possible. It can assure you that you and your baby are as healthy as possible. It is important to take the time to educate yourself about prenatal care and how it can positively affect you and your baby.
Pregnancy Calendar
Pregnancy calendars give you a detailed guide to all the changes taking place in you and your baby. Each week/month of a pregnancy calendar includes a description of your baby's development, as well as an explanation of the changes taking place in your body.
Birth Plan
Although you may not be able to control everything that happens to you during your labor and the birth of your baby, a birth plan can help in the decisions that are made about your body and your baby.
Hospital Selection
Choosing where to give birth, whether in a hospital or birth center setting, are choices you have. This site discusses the different types of hospital and birth center options you may want to consider.
Other Pregnancy Help
For additional pregnancy help and information visit the links pregnancy concerns as well as pregnancy help and government help.
If you are pregnant and don't know where to turn to actually start prenatal care or you don't know how you can afford it, call your local hospital and you can always contact us at 1(800)943-0400 or you can email me, Dr. Berger, at Adoption Services so that we can help you. Please visit the link "Ways we can help you".
Adoption Services is a fully licensed non-profit adoption agency that helps birth mothers living anywhere. Adoption Services has helped over 9000 birth parents and families. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you want our guidance or help. We can make sure your child is placed with the perfect family, your rights are protected, and that you receive all the financial assistance and medical help as well as other types of help that the law allows. There is never any fee to you as a birth parent whether you work with our agency or decide to look elsewhere.
We Can Help a Birth Mother Living in Any State
We are licensed in multiple states and are able to help a birth mother, birth father, and adopting family living in any of the 50 U.S. states.