Page 11 – AAA PIA Policies and Procedures for Adoption

PREGNANCY

We agree to notify AAA Partners in Adoption immediately if we become pregnant at any time while the home study is in progress or at any time before a child’s placement in our home or at any time during post-placement supervision but prior to finalization. We understand that the agency may wish to place our home study on hold if the pregnancy occurs during the course of the home study. If the pregnancy occurs after the home study is complete but before placement occurs, AAA Partners in Adoption might recommend a delay in the placement process. We understand that each addition to a family requires a period of adjustment and accept that the agency’s goal is making sure both the biological and the adopted child have enough time for bonding before the other child is added to the family.

POLICY ON INFANT SLEEP POSITION:

AAA Partners in Adoption is committed to the reduction of infant deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). To this end we require all of our adoptive families who adopt children under the age of one year to adhere to the following preventive measures and to sign a statement to this effect.

a. ALWAYS place the baby on his back to sleep.
b. Place the baby on a firm mattress, remove all pillows, quilts, bumper pads, sheepskins, stuffed toys and other soft items from the crib.
c. Do not have the infant sleep in the parent’s bed or share their crib with another sibling.
d. Dress the baby in a sleeping garment instead of covering him with a blanket. Swaddling is o.k.
e. Do not let babies sleep in a room where smoking is allowed.

The above measures have been provided by the National SIDS Foundation & Infant Death Program Support Center.

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