Building Connections - The Hospital Stay (The Process)

About this episode

The episode discusses the hospital stay during the adoption process and how to connect with the baby's biological family.

The big day is finally here…you’ve matched with an expectant mom, and the baby is on the way! It’s go time! What does the hospital stay entail? What are ways to make the most of your time with baby’s biological family? Today we are joined by two Birth Mom Advocates from Heart to Heart Adoptions, Haley & Kathy, who share from their wealth of experience working with both birth families and adoptive parents. Welcome to the Adoption Side By Side Podcast - because noone should have to walk the adoption journey alone! We are so glad you're here! <3 ~Steph & Andrea Find us on Instagram at @adoptionsidebyside. Our intro and outro music is from the creators at TuneTank - Track: On The Way Home by Evan Splash https://tunetank.com/track/425-on-the-way-home/

People in this episode

Host: Adoption Side By Side

Guests: Haley, Kathy

Topics covered

• adoption
• hospital stay
• birth families
• connections
• expectant moms

Keywords

• adoption
• hospital stay
• birth mom advocates
• family connections
• expectant mother

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heart to Heart Adoptions

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