Pregnancy Counseling




Adoption and Our Grandchild brochure
If you have a son or daughter facing an unplanned pregnancy, you may have many questions about the option of adoption. Naturally, you want what is best for your grandchild. This brochure explains the types of adoption plans available and includes testimonies of adoptive grandparents who share their experiences with the realities of today’s adoption.

MD.120.BRO $0.28

Accurate Adoption Language booklet
This booklet defines more than 30 words and phrases commonly used when speaking about adoption. Both birthparents and adoptive parents can benefit from reading this “dictionary,” which clarifies the meaning of these terms that are often used by agencies, social workers, and attorneys.

AD.421.BRO $0.15


Pregnant? Now What? brochure
Unplanned pregnancy? A caring counselor will help you find
your own answers and respect your decision. For free, confidential pregnancy counseling, contact: 1.800.BETHANY.

MD.125.BRO (English) - $0.07
MDS.125.BRO (Spanish) - $.15

Why Choose Open Adoption? brochure
Perhaps you have decided to make an adoption plan for your child, or you are considering the benefits of adoption and want to know more about your options. This booklet explains that open adoption, just one of your options, gives a lifetime of love to your child that comes from both you and the adoptive parents.

MD.132.BRO - $0.11

Birthparent Tips card
If you have an unplanned pregnancy and are considering
making an adoption plan, this 3 1/2" by 8 1/2" card is excellent
for answering basic questions about selecting an adoption facilitator (a private or public agency, or an attorney who helps
to arrange an adoption). This decision will affect you and your child - learn more!

AD.218.CAR - $0.25

10 Questions Expectant Mothers Have About Adoption
brochure
This brochure explains how adoption can be a positive and loving response to an unplanned pregnancy. Questions answered include: How can adoption be good for my baby and me? Do I need an attorney or do I pay my agency to assist me with the adoption? Does the birthfather have any rights?

MD.118.BRO (English) - $0.10
MDS.117.BRO (Spanish) - $.20

10 Most Asked Questions About Single Parenting brochure
This brochure is an excellent tool for presenting the options available for single parenting. Questions answered include: Where can I live with my baby? How do I get support from the birthfather? How do I explain to my child why there is no father in our home? What rights do grandparents have?

MD.133.BRO (English) - $0.10
MDS.118.BRO (Spanish) - $0.14

10 Questions Expectant Fathers Have About Adoption brochure
This brochure outlines the rights and responsibilities of the birthfather. It covers questions such as: How can we find out if my girlfriend is really pregnant? I want to be involved in my child's life, but I'm not ready to parent. What are my choices? What legal responsibilities will I have if my girlfriend decides to parent? What rights?

MD.127.BRO (English) - $0.10
MDS.120.BRO (Spanish) - $.30

Adoption vs. Abortion card
This 5" by 3 1/2" card is an excellent tool describing the differences and similarities between adoption and abortion. As a birthparent, you have options. One side highlights the differences and the other compares the similarities. This card is our most popular resource. Over 35,000 sold in 2004!

MD.119.CAR (English) - $0.05
MDS.119.CAR (Spanish) - $0.05



Adoption vs. Single Parenting card
Abortion is not the only option. This 5" by 3 1/2" card is an excellent tool highlighting the differences and similarities between adoption and single parenting. If you are a birthparent who has decided to give birth to your child, but are uncertain about your long-term plans, learn more.

MD.128.CAR (English) - $0.05
MDS.128.CAR (Spanish) - $0.08


Pregnant? Now What? 16-page booklet
A comprehensive booklet for women facing an unplanned pregnancy. It contains the differences between adoption and abortion, tips for choosing an adoption facilitator, myths about adoption, the ten most asked questions about adoption, single parenting, and birthfather's rights, and a decision making worksheet

MD.129.BKL (English booklet) - $0.60
MDS.129.BKL (Spanish booklet) - $1.15
Letting Go 15-minute video
Only birthparents who have lived through an adoption plan can describe their tear-streaked act of love. In this documentary video, birthparents discuss how they felt when they first discovered they were pregnant and how family and friends reacted. They also explain what led them to make an adoption plan and what it was like to give birth to a child they entrusted to another family's care. Open adoption is portrayed as a positive option. Birthgrandparents are included too. This video and companion guidebook are effective counseling tools to use with birthparents who are considering - or have already made - an adoption plan.

Watch Video Sample

MD.103.DVD - $5.00





A Case for Adoption 27-page booklet
This 27-page booklet is written for people who counsel women and men who are experiencing unplanned, untimely pregnancies. Its purpose is to educate counselors about an option that is often overlooked–adoption. Both the counselor (directly) and the client (indirectly) will benefit from this booklet, as the counselor becomes familiar with today’s adoption practices. Includes the eight myths about adoption, presenting the option of adoption, adoption planning options, role of the birthfather, and post-adoption services information.

MD.101.BKL $0.90


The Adoption Option: Overcoming the Myths DVD
A training video for anyone in a position to present the option of adoption to an expectant parent. Viewers will learn about the eight myths of adoption and how to dispel those myths. Birthparents and adult adoptees share their stories, and adoption and pregnancy care experts offer practical ideas for presenting the adoption option to clients. Includes music video of Christian artist, Mark Schultz, and his testimonial about his adoptions.
Comes with one training manual booklet.

30 minute DVD and Booklet
MD.121.DVD $15.00

Additional copies of the training manual for the
Adoption Option DVD.
MD.123.BKL $1.50