Pregnancy Support


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If you are concerned about how your pregnancy may affect your life…

If you need information about your options…

If you want facts about resources available to you….

If you want to talk to someone you can trust, who understands your feelings…


Our professional staff will help you face your pregnancy and support you through it. At Bethany, you will be treated with respect. Your confidentiality will be protected, and you will not be pressured into a decision. We understand that you are facing one of the most important and difficult decisions of your life. We can help you find your own answers.




Working in Partnership with Bethany assures you the best future for you and your baby. Bethany can help by providing:

  • Caring counselors to help you consider all your options and make informed decisions
  • Support in talking to your family and the birth father
  • Information about community resources to help you if you decide to parent
  • Convenient location – in our office or in your hometown… we can come to you!
  • Follow-up counseling after the baby is born
  • If you choose adoption, we will help you design your own adoption plan

Adoption as an Option
If you are not ready to be a parent, you can still give your baby the gift of life by choosing adoption. Bethany will work with you to select a stable, loving family to care for your baby. After birth, you can choose to see your baby, name your baby, and spend time with your baby. If you so choose, you can get updates on your child's progress or have ongoing visit throughout your child's life while you continue your education or career goals.


Adoption Facts
Bethany will help you find a stable, loving family for your baby. Go to View Waiting Families. You can choose what type of adoption is right for you:
  • Open Adoption - allows an exchange of identifying information and includes visits or contact between adoptive family, child, and birth family
  • Semi-Open Adoption – allows an exchange of letters and pictures of your child, with Bethany facilitating this contact as long as you wish
  • Confidential Adoption – Birthparents and adoptive parents exchange only non-identifying information
  • Independent Adoption - You and the adoptive parents find each other on your own, and Bethany helps with counseling and legal arrangements
There will be no costs to you. You can give your baby life, even if you are not ready to be a parent. Bethany will help explain to you the birthfather's rights. Support groups and counseling will be available to you before and after the birth of your baby.


Birthparents’ Frequently Asked Questions about Adoption
  • What services does Bethany offer for me?
  • Can I choose a family for my baby?
  • How soon after birth can my baby go home with the parents I have chosen?
  • Can I make an adoption plan if my baby has already been born?
  • How much will my child know about me?
  • Does the birthfather have any rights?
  • Can my child find me if he or she wants to search someday?
  • Do I need an attorney or do I pay Bethany to assist me with the adoption?

At Bethany, you are in control of choosing the adoption plan you think will be best for you and your baby. If you are comfortable with it, we encourage the birthfather as well as other family members to be supportive and involved in the planning process. No matter which type of adoption you choose, Bethany will handle the legal matters involved in the adoption. Since 1944, women have trusted Bethany to help them face their unplanned pregnancies and make decisions they can live with. At Bethany, you can expect straight talk about life-affirming choices from professional counselors who understand and care about you.

For more information, please contact us at 517.336.0191 or email: pregnancyhelp@bethany.org

Or, fill out the contact us form and we will contact you!