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birth parent

also

birthparent

(bûrth′pâr′ənt, -păr′-)

One's biological parent.

The parent who conceived a child

birth parent

Biological parent, see there.

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Later, she felt it might be a good idea to connect with her birth parents to get her health history and other family information.

Finding family ties: for some adoptees, the quest to locate, their biological parents is a necessary link to self-discovery

People who work with adoptive families, however, have urged for years that the term be avoided when distinguishing between birth parents and adoptive parents because of the tendency to contrast "natural'" with "unnatural." Children raised by parents who did not bear them have the right to consider their parents "'natural." Use of this term to describe a birth parent leaves your pediatrician readership with a limited vocabulary.

Adoptive parents are 'natural,' too

The sample consisted of 20 adoptees (four men and 16 women), ranging in age from 26 to 71 years (8) (the average age was 38 years), with 10 to 26 years having passed since initial reunion with at least one birth parent. Thirteen of the 20 participants had initiated the original contact.

Family membership in post-reunion adoption narratives

Although knowing what birth parents believe would be in the best interests of their children is certainly important, these beliefs do not necessarily represent the actual best interests of donor offspring, particularly adult donor offspring.

Mum's the word: donor anonymity in assisted reproduction

families, they might be presented with a birth parent note, or a finding

Constructing and negotiating identity in "birth culture": an intercultural communication approach

Harrell of Catholic Charities in Arlington often encounters prospective parents who are worried about birth parents and what kind of presence they may have in an adopted child's life.

The labor of adoption

Even with international adoptions, she said, opportunity to contact birth parents is happening more and more.

Mysteries of adoption revealed; Annual conference helps with questions, concerns

Other factors that contributed to the connection of birth family members and adoptive parents over time included a decreased fear of the birth parent reclaiming the child.

Openness in adoption: what we know so far--a critical review of the literature

Would the child want to contact the birth parents later on?

The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers and Adoption. (Arts)

"The birth parents are other relatives, very important relatives, but not 'mom' or 'dad,'" he said.

Church changing view on open adoption: Dallas diocese leads the way; 5 N.J. sees fight state proposals

The act requires that birth parents be given information on the process and effect of adoption before they can relinquish a child.

Confronting a conundrum: the Uniform Adoption Act

It seems to be almost expected these days that an adopted child eventually will try to seek out his or her birth parents. However, while television programs and newspapers occasionally profile happy reunions, the reality can be quite different, maintains Wanda Draper, professor or psychology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.