A Act of Love- Utah

Hi, My daughter gave her baby up for adoption through A Act of Love. She had a boyfriend who had been jailed for beating her - he had been on probation for hitting someone else in a bar. This broke his probation so he was jailed. After 3 months he was released and he found her. We had helped her relocate to Idaho Falls from CT. She apparently was pregnant but did not tell the family. He soon joined her in Idaho and she hid him for over a month from the family member who was helping her start over. She was heavy so it was not apparent to anyone that she was pregnant.. She dissappeared a couple of months later- we thought he had finally done something to her. Through quick research we found she had moved to a hotel - the Homestead or the Sugarbush in Salt Lake City, Utah. Why they crossed state lines I do not know. We were able to reach my daughter by phone - who was with her boyfriend. She was upset we had found out what was going on. We tried to talk her out of adopting the baby. Someone in the family would have been happy to raise the baby for her. They were getting money to "start over" wherever they wanted to from the adoption agency. They soon returned to Connecticut. My concern is now for the baby. It was born at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. My daughter was discharged from the hospital on 1-31-08 so it was born 1-3 days prior to that - most likely. There are some significant health issues the adoptive parents need to know. Two of the baby's aunts have a bleeding disorder - their blood does not clot- at all. It is extremely rare. My sister and I both contacted A Act of Love and tried to get them to as least pass this information along. There is also severe diabetes in several family members and polycystic ovary disease. I don't even know if the baby was a girl or a boy. Someday I'm sure Michelle will regret giving her baby away. I hope it is in a safe home filled with love and decent parents. I hope the medical information was passed along by A Act of Love but I dont' feel they were very receptive. They often put the expectant mothers up in this hotel in Salt Lake until they have their babies - per a hotel employee. I think adoption is the right of the mother but when there is a willing family to raise the child they should at least be given that option. I'm sure if these adoption people met with my daughter and her boyfriend it would have been obvious that something was wrong with him and that he totally controls her. Some counseling should have been provided for her - without him present. She told us he was not the father of the baby so I don't know how the adoption papers were signed with no father. She has not spoken to the family since she reunited with him - he does not allow her to contact her family. It is a sad situation. If anyone reads this that may have adopted a child born just before 1-31-08 in Salt Lake City please contact me. I want them to at least have complete medical information. The child also has 3 siblings. Thank you. Email is samgid2@yahoo.com.

Considering this agency myself. Would love to have some feedback as well. Would also like to hear of some agencies that have proved successful. This is a very hard decision.