AWAS 046: Domestic Infant Adoption - Team Java's Story

On this episode of Add Water and Stir, the ladies finally sit down to talk about domestic infant adoption (DIA). According to a recent article in Adoptive Families, more than 18,000 newborns are adopted in the US each year. This represents about 13% percent of adoptions in the US,  the number of newborn adoptions have steadily declined since the mid-1970s as more birth families chose to parent.   DIA can be complicated as hopeful adoptive parents wrestle with costs, the match process, and interstate compact issues. DIA can also be beautiful as expanded families are created through open adoption. Jason and Yava, Team Java, are a young, professional African American couple who recently adopted a beautiful baby girl; they share their recent DIA experiences with Mimi and ABM on this episode of the show. Find show notes at www.addwaterandstirpodcast.com; Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/AWASPod; Tweet Us @AWASPod