health consideration

caurtesy : health consideration

Many children who become available for intercountry adoption have special needs or identified medical conditions. Those needs and medical conditions can be challenging for a family that is not prepared. We urge you to carefully consider a child’s medical condition and special needs before accepting a referral.

Children eligible for adoption often have health conditions that are common in developing countries, but that can be prevented in the United States. Some children have more serious conditions, such as tuberculosis and HIV. In addition, children’s health is often negatively affected by living in an institution.

The type and quality of available medical information about a child can vary greatly between countries. Your adoption service provider should provide you with as much information as possible about the health of a particular child, but it will not be able to guarantee that the information is complete or up-to-date. Typically, the information about a child eligible for adoption will be more comprehensive from Convention countries than from non-Convention countries.