The birth parent(s)'s decision to allow a biological child to be adopted into an adoptive family.
Birthparents' decisions to allow their child to be placed for adoption.
refers to the legally non-binding arrangement between the birth parents and the adoptive parents regarding the placement and rearing of their child. Adoption Practitioner: also known as social worker, it refers to the provincially-licensed professional who counsels birth parents and waiting parents about adoption. Adoption Records: refers to formal and informal documents pertaining to an adoption.
an individual plan a particular set of birth parents makes for the adoption of their child.