Adoption vs. Abortion – What Will I Feel?
For many women, parenting isn’t an option when it comes to an unplanned pregnancy. These women are faced with a huge decision: whether to choose abortion or adoption placement. Neither choice is easy, and there are major considerations for both.If you are...
How to Deal With Common Pregnancy Fears
It’s natural to feel a little scared when you become pregnant - and even more so when you weren’t expecting it. However, pregnancy doesn’t have to be scary. Your journey can teach you a lot about yourself, and it can provide a better life for your baby and...
Tips for Being Yourself In Your Adoption Profile
One of the most common pieces of advice for couples looking to adopt is to “be yourselves.” We know how tough this can be. When you’re trying to adopt, the temptation is to make your family look as appealing as possible so you have the best “chance.” But...
Tips for Bonding With Your Adopted Baby
In the past, many people believed that newborn babies were “blank slates” that didn’t have any personalities or preferences. Today, we know better. Babies form clear preferences for people and environments - and that means bonding is vital. For birth parents, the...
Important Questions to Ask Your Adoption Agency
When you’re starting the adoption process, one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is which agency to work with. No two adoption agencies are the same, so it’s important for you to choose an agency you are comfortable with. One way to ensure an agency’s views and...
Tips for Starting an Adoption Search and Reunion
Adult adoptees often find themselves considering searching for their biological parents and relatives. While feelings about adoption can vary from curiosity to sadness to anger, adult adoptees often say that searching for or finding their biological relations can...
Tips for Handling Your Adoption Wait During the Holidays
Adoption waiting periods are never easy, but we understand that many waiting families face particular challenges during the holiday season. Being around relatives you don’t see often and facing their questions and curiosity can be hard - as can be seeing your friends...
The Benefits of Adoption Counseling for Children & Families
November is National Adoption Month, and we here at Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption are dedicated to helping adopted children and adoptive families in every way we can. One of the biggest ways we help kids and families is through our Connect Counseling Center,...
Domestic versus International Adoption
Every adoption journey starts differently, but they often have many decisions and considerations in common. One of the first decisions many couples need to make is whether they wish to pursue a domestic or an international adoption. Unfortunately, there are many...
When is it Time to Consider Adoption Counseling?
Every parent knows children go through hard times as they grow up. Knowing when your child’s difficulties are due to the challenges of growing older and when they are due to the challenges of adoption can be tricky. Adoption counseling can be a great asset for adopted...
The Facts About Adoption vs Abortion
Unexpected pregnancies are never easy. However, if you’re in a situation where you know you won’t be able to raise your child, you’re left with an even harder choice - to make an adoption plan or undergo an abortion procedure. This is an extremely difficult choice -...
How to Make Adoption in Oklahoma More Affordable
One of the most common questions we hear from couples thinking about adopting is, “Why is the process so expensive?” It’s true that there are many costs and expenses involved with adopting. However, those costs shouldn’t stand between you and your dream family. There...
Common Myths and Misconceptions about Adoption Placement
When you’re facing an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, you have many difficult decisions to make. Many women consider placing their unborn child for adoption as a solution. Yet, there are many misconceptions they have about the placement process. To help you make...
Overcoming Difficulties in an Open Adoption Relationship
Open adoptions are becoming more popular with both birth parents and adoptive families. They offer many advantages to everyone involved in the adoption, and in many cases, they result in a strong and positive family bond. However, some open adoption relationships can...
HOPE Groups for Adoptive Parents
Adoption is a journey with several paths, and many adoptive parents use therapy to help them navigate the multiple twists and turns. At Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption (DPA), we are committed to providing adoption/foster-competent therapy to individuals, couples,...
Over a Century of Help in Oklahoma
Sunday, January 15, marked the 33rd Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. On the third Sunday of January each year, our nation celebrates the sacred nature of life and renews the commitment to protect and promote the lives of those most vulnerable. However, we’ve been...
When and How Should You Talk About Adoption with Your Children?
It’s one of the most common questions people have about adoption: “How do I explain it to my kids?” Whether you’re an adoptive parent, a birth parent who relinquished a child, or a friend or family member with children, adoption is never an easy subject to discuss...
The Benefits of Post-Adoption Support for Birth Parents
Placing a child for adoption is never an easy decision. However, it’s much more difficult when you choose to do it alone. Many women, when placing their child for adoption, work through lawyers or facilitators instead of adoption agencies. While you can have a good...
Considerations for Adopting a Child Later in Life
It’s no secret that parents, on average, are older today than they used to be. Many people are waiting until later in life to get married and start a family. However, biological parents aren’t the only ones getting older. It’s also becoming increasingly common for...
How to Unseal Closed Adoption Records in Oklahoma
For many adoptees, the search for their birth families can take many years and be filled with twists and turns. One of the biggest obstacles to an adoption reunion journey is the possibility of closed or sealed adoption records. It can be very hard to unseal adoption...
How to Help an Older Child Adjust to Adoption
Adopting an older child is a very different experience than adopting an infant. One of the biggest distinctions between the two is the process of adjustment for older children. Unlike infants, it can take lots of time and effort for an adopted older child to see you...
Balancing Work and Family After Adoption
One of the biggest challenges of adopting a child is adjusting to parenthood. This can be especially hard for couples who both work. Balancing work and family life is difficult for every working couple, but adoptive parents have their own particular challenges as...
Is Adoption Right for Me and My Baby?
One of the scariest feelings in the world is being pregnant and not knowing what to do next. Unfortunately many women go through this situation every day, and most don’t know where to turn. Adoption is becoming more popular with many, but how do you know if it’s right...
Preparing for your Adoption Reunion.
Many adopted children in closed adoptions have dreams of meeting their birth parents, and many birth parents dream of meeting the children they released for adoption as well. However, adoption reunions aren’t always what we imagine they’ll be. If you’re seeking a...
How to Talk to Your Family About Your Adoption Plans
Adoption can be a difficult decision to pursue - but it can be even harder to explain it to your loved ones. This is true whether you’re a birth mother considering placing your child for adoption or a family desiring to create your family through adoption. Talking to...
How to Handle a Failed Adoption
There are many common fears among couples seeking to create or expand their family through adoption. One of the biggest fears is “failed” adoptions - an adoption that starts but, for one reason or another, doesn’t finish. Failed adoptions happen for many reasons, but...
What To Do While You Wait for your Adoption
One of the most difficult things about adopting a child can be all the waiting involved. You might be waiting to be matched. You might be enduring a long waiting period before your adoption finalizes. Perhaps you’re even waiting for your child to be born. It can be...
How to Adopt a Child in Oklahoma
Adoption is a journey that changes your life forever! If you have felt the call to adopt in Oklahoma and want to know what to do next, you’ve come to the right place. Our Oklahoma adoption agency has helped thousands of parents with their adoption journeys, and we can...
How to Get Involved in National Adoption Month 2015
November is National Adoption Month. This year’s initiative, “We Never Outgrow the Need for Family,” spotlights the needs of waiting children in foster care. These older children are at-risk of aging out and face numerous hardships. Helping these children is more than...
How to Create a Loving Family from a Transracial Adoption
No adoption is easy, but transracial adoptions pose unique issues. Along with the normal joys and heartaches of adopting a child, you’ll also encounter challenges stemming from race, culture, religion, tradition, and more. That said, a transracial adoption can also be...
How Does an Adoption Home Study Work in Oklahoma?
The process of adoption in Oklahoma can seem complex at first - there are many steps that you’ll need to complete during the process. One of the most important steps is the home study, a comprehensive interview that assesses your home life and family structure. A home...
Angels of Destiny 2015: An Evening with Kevin Sorbo
Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoptions in Oklahoma City is pleased to invite you to our 8th annual Angels of Destiny fundraising dinner on August 25, 2015. This year our featured speaker will be Kevin Sorbo, the star of Hollywood film God’s Not Dead and the unforgettable...
Celebrating Older Child Adoption in Oklahoma
Many adoption agencies in Oklahoma focus on infant adoptions. At Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoptions, we also focus our efforts on helping prospective families see the benefits and beauty of adopting an older child. Older child adoption can be challenging, but it’s also...
What Is An Adoption Plan?
For many people, finding out they’re pregnant is exciting - but for others, it’s nothing but bad news. If you don’t feel like you’re ready to have a child or don’t think you are prepared to support a family, adoption might be the right choice for you. However,...
How Do I Select an Adoptive Family at an Oklahoma Adoption Agency?
As an expectant parent who is considering adoption in Oklahoma, one of the biggest questions you’re probably asking yourself is, “How do I choose an adoptive family?” Choosing the family who will raise your child is a monumental decision, and many birth parents worry...
Handling Post-Adoption Depression
New parents frequently hear about postpartum depression and how it can affect life after giving birth. It’s much less common to hear about the counterpart in adoptive parents’ lives: post-adoption depression. However, PAD is a very real phenomenon that affects...
Open or Closed Adoption: Which Is Right for You?
When you decide to adopt a child, you have a lot of additional choices to make. One of the biggest is the kind of adoption you wish to pursue: open, semi-open, or closed adoption. Each type of adoption has its benefits, and happy families are formed under each type...
Jimmy Wayne Concert to Support Oklahoma Foster Children
In 2014, 238 children in Oklahoma’s foster child system aged out of foster care without finding a family to adopt them. Many of these children will be at risk of homelessness, criminal activity or early pregnancy. That’s why the caring employees and volunteers at...
Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoptions in Oklahoma City
Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoptions is Oklahoma's oldest adoption agency. For more than 100 years, we have helped connect women facing unplanned pregnancies with adoptive families. We have helped more than 12,000 women in a crisis pregnancy and have created over 5,500...