the waiting is so hard!

We finished our home study and I am waiting for the approval. If we are going through a private agency to do our home study, do they send it to DHS also besides to my attorney? I am asking because if we are denied does DHS have to know. We would appeal of course and then go to a different agency. That is the worse case scenario. I am driving myself crazy looking on this forum and googling home-study denials. I emailed the social worker twice that did our interview about a late reference and information that she needed but haven't heard back from her. She is usually good at returning my emails. So freaked out and so close to being a mama. Thanks for letting me rant!