BIRTH MOTHER MYTHS AND FACTS

The questions from this quiz are taken from this America Adopts article:

1. True or False: Women who place their babies for adoption are choosing the easy way out of a difficult situation

True - it makes all their problems go away

False - there is nothing easy about placing a baby for adoption. It's love that motivates placement

2. Women give away their babies because they're teenagers or drug addicts

True - there's no other reason to give someone your baby

False - women place their babies for a variety of reasons - most of them complicated

3. True or False - Women who choose adoption for their babies can change their minds.

True - up to a point, women can change their minds and decide to parent their babies

False - once the decision is made, there is no going back

4. True or False: All birth mothers are forced to give up their babies

True - no one would willingly give up their child

False - placement is a choice made out of love and concern for the child

5. True or False: Birth mothers place their babies for adoption as a way to make money

True - when they place their babies, they are compensated and can make good money

False - the only money coming in is for expenses related to being pregnant

6. True or False: Once you become a birth mother, you will not be stable enough to parent a child

True - It's like a C-Section - once a C-Section, no chance of vaginal delivery

False - this is utter nonsense

7. True or False: Birth mothers can hide their pregnancies, and place their children without letting the father or anyone else know

True

False

8. True or False: Birth mothers continue to love their babies - even if they are in a closed adoption and don't have a relationship with them

True

False