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It's unexpected, But you're expecting...

Lutheran Social Services is here to help you
make good choices for you and your baby

If you find yourself with an unplanned pregnancy and are considering making an adoption plan for your child, LSS staff can help you explore the choices and provide counsel and support.

This includes:

• individual counseling at no cost to birthparents or family
• mutual support from others who have faced and dealt with an unplanned pregnancy
• assistance in finding community resources

Should an adoption choice be made, LSS offers unique possibilities to place the child in an adoptive home.

If circumstances permit, birth parents may:

• participate in the final choice of adoptive parents for the baby
• spend time with your baby after the birth
• name your child on the original birth certificate
• stay in touch through letters and pictures after the baby is placed
• meet the adoptive family, if they agree
• obtain continued counseling after placement

The LSS staff do not judge or pressure participants.

They are available to help review choices so expectant mothers and fathers 
can make decisions that are best for the baby.

For more information, please contact
Ashley Love, or call (800) 938-5777.

Domestic Adoption

LSS Children's Ministries