Books for professionals on
Fertility

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Subtitle

Year

Nagle, Doreen

But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be A Mommy

 

Starting and Restarting Motherhood Beyond 35 and 40

2002

Notes

An older mother gives information on infertility, adoption, and surrogacy, career options and menopause. Lots of outside resources for further information to help reader make decisions as informed as possible.

 

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Bartlett, Elizabeth

Family Bonds

Adoption and the Politics of Parenting

1993

Notes

A very thought provoking book. Author questions the relegation of adoption to the last resort for infertile couples, the screening of prospective parents for fitness, racial matching, and the continuing stigma of adoption encouraged by professionals.

 

Author

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Subtitle

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Johnston, Patricia Irwin

Adopting After Infertility

 

 

1992

Notes

A book of wisdom about the real and painful process of experiencing and facing infertility, and finally moving on to the choice of adoption. Covers issues between partners, central issues of adoption, home study process, and adoption through a lifetime.

 

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Partridge, Susan

Learning from Adoption Disruption

 

1986

Notes

Exceptionally helpful book for adoption professionals to use as they gauge the adequacy of their special needs adoption program and practices. The "Stages of Disruption" are most insightful, and make the book worth buying." Contributing factors" also useful.

 

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Stein, Leslie

Identity Formation in the Adopted Adolescent

The Delaware Family Study

 

Notes

This book follows 50 children during their crucial high school years. Their responses on several research instruments and interviews reveal answer to such questions as when should adopted children learn about being adopted?, what is it like to grow up with non-adopted siblings?, what makes for the best quality of family relationships? And how much curiosity is there about biological parents and what stimulates it?


 

 

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