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http://usaadoptions.com/articles/babies_abandoned.htmlIn the United Kingdom an abusive father killed his baby daughter because he believed she was possessed by spirits. A newborn baby boy was found abandoned between two garages in Derbyshire. The babies were alive, but in poor condition after spending the night exposed to freezing temperatures.
One week before this baby was found, a set of twins babies were found abandoned in a cardboard box outside Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital. The baby boy and baby girl were a month premature and dumped hours after birth. These babies were discovered before succumbing to winter temperatures, though they were blue when found.
A baby boy no more than 2 hours old was found abandoned in San Diego behind a garbage can. The baby was wrapped tightly in garbage bags and covered in soiled paper towels. Fortunately, his cries were heard and the baby boy was rescued.
We do not clearly understand why some mothers abandon their baby, but feelings of denial and economic issues are thought to play a large part in the problem. The senseless deaths that occur when babies are abandoned need never happen. Alternatives are available for mothers who find themselves pregnant and unable to care for their baby. If you know someone who is pregnant and may need help, there are ways that you can help.
If you know of someone that needs help-offer help. Don't assume someone else is going to help them. Remember, it is more blessed to give than to receive-and you may be the only person they can turn to. Don't become a door mat, but if they are willing to try to get the help they need, a ride to get groceries or to the doctor will make a big difference.
Remember, stress builds up around the holidays and cases of baby and child abuse and death increase. What can you do? Contact your local care crisis center or a local social worker to obtain information about emergency baby or infant care options when a birth mother is just too stressed to care for her baby and wants to place now.
Provide time out-ask for help from your family or friends. Many women with these feelings are isolated and suffering from depression. If they crack, thebaby may be the one who is hurt-sometimes fatally.
You can help save every baby by offering the support someone in trouble may need. If you are pregnant, know that you are not alone. Help is just a phone call away. 1 800 923-6784.
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Mardie Caldwell, COAPAbout the Author:Mardie Caldwell, COAP is nationally recognized as an authority on adoption and adopting safely on the Internet. Mardie has helped build families though open adoption since 1986. Her organization Lifetime Adoption helps birth parents and adoptive parents come together. She is an award-winning author of AdoptingOnline.com and Adoption: Your Step-by-Step Guide, as well as the radio talk show host of “Let’s Talk Adoption…with Mardie Caldwell”. Mardie has written and spoken on parenting, adoption, infertility, and women’s concerns in all areas of the media. She speaks nationwide to groups on issues of adoption. Contact Mardie through her radio site at Let’s Talk Adoption with Mardie Caldwell.
NBC’s Today Show in New York on Wednesday, May 9th, discussed recent changes in adoption. Mardie appeared live, as an expert on adoption. She was one of the special guests during the month of May. The series focused on various ways to build a family.
As an adoptive parent who experienced many of the challenges adoptive families might face, Mardie knows the sorrow of dealing with infertility including 7 lost pregnancies. She understands the important steps that must be taken to complete a safe and secure adoption. Mardie knows the joys of loving and raising an adopted child.
Mardie’s life work is dedicated to helping adoptive parents and birth parents find each other to build happy families and provide a loving and secure future for these precious infants and children. Honoring birth mothers for their courage and love to provide their babies a more secure, happy future is a hallmark.
Mardie has been a guest on numerous television networks, including CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and BBC, PBS and radio talk shows. She is regularly interviewed by family and parenting magazines. Mardie has authored numerous articles on adoption resources, challenges and joys of adoption and parenting.
To contact Mardie please visit www.adoptingonline.com
December 21, 2007 09:47:57 PM
