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NCFA’s Adoption Advocate: Birth Parent Grief in Adoption

Despite the common anticipation of grief after the death of a loved one, fewer recognize the profound grief experienced when a birth parent has made an adoption plan for their newborn. In this issue of National Council for Adoption's Adoption Advocate, Paths for Families' pregnancy social worker Meshan Lehmann covers the varying types of grief and how birth parents navigate a spectrum of emotions that require compassionate and tailored care.

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