According to the American Adoptions, an estimated 1 out of every 10 adoptions is a closed adoption.
Even though closed adoptions are uncommon, that does not mean they don’t exist.
The process includes an adoption agency finding a placement for the adopted child. The birth parents’ medical records are still given to the adoptive parents. But no other identifiable information is shared. There may be very limited contact or none at all in a closed adoption.
What You Need to Know
Although a closed adoption may seem like a good option now, it does make it more difficult in the future if a grown adoptive child or a birth mother want to reconnect. Closed adoptions tend to cause various unanswered questions for the adoptive child and the birth family.