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Pregnant and Considering Adoption in Lubbock, Texas?

If you’re pregnant in Lubbock and considering adoption, you may have questions about your pregnancy, your baby and what options are available. Adoption Alliance provides adoption services in Lubbock and throughout Texas with free, confidential support for expectant parents.

You do not need to have an adoption plan or know what you want to do before contacting us. Instead, our team can listen to your situation, answer your questions and explain how adoption works without pressure.

Whether you recently found out you are pregnant, are approaching your due date or have already given birth, you can reach out for help.

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Adoption Help for Pregnant Women in Lubbock

An unexpected pregnancy can affect many parts of your life. For example, you may be thinking about parenting, finances, housing, medical care, school, work or relationships.

You may also have questions about adoption:

• Can I choose the family who adopts my baby?

• Can I have an open adoption?

• Is financial help available while I am pregnant?

• Can I make an adoption plan late in pregnancy?

• What happens when I go to the hospital?

• What if my baby has already been born?

You do not have to make these decisions alone.

Adoption Alliance can help you understand your pregnancy and adoption options and give you information based on your individual situation. Most importantly, contacting our team does not obligate you to choose adoption.

Adoption Services in Lubbock for Expectant Parents

Some expectant parents contact us early in pregnancy. Others begin exploring adoption shortly before delivery or after their baby is born.

Our adoption services in Lubbock are designed around your circumstances, needs and wishes.

Free and Confidential Adoption Support

Adoption services are free for expectant parents working with Adoption Alliance.

You can contact us privately to ask questions about adoption, pregnancy-related assistance, medical care, choosing a family or what happens after your baby is born. In addition, you do not have to sign anything or make a final decision simply because you talk with us.

Choose the Family Who Adopts Your Baby

If you choose adoption, you can decide which approved adoptive family you believe is right for your child.

Adoption Alliance provides profiles of families who have completed the required screening and home-study approval process. Through these profiles, you can learn about their lives, values, families, interests and hopes for becoming parents.

When appropriate, you may also be able to talk with or meet prospective adoptive parents before making your decision.

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Decide What Type of Adoption You Want

You can also decide what kind of relationship you would like with your child and the adoptive family after placement.

For example, an open adoption may include visits, phone calls, texts, photos or updates. A semi-open adoption can provide ongoing communication with additional privacy. Alternatively, some birth parents prefer a more private adoption.

There is no need to decide what type of adoption you want before contacting us. Instead, our team can explain your options and help you think about what feels right for you.

Pregnancy Expenses and Support in Lubbock

Pregnancy can create financial and practical challenges. Depending on your circumstances and applicable Texas requirements, assistance with certain pregnancy-related expenses may be available.

Financial and Living Expense Assistance

Allowable assistance may include needs such as:

• Housing or rent

• Utilities

• Food and groceries

• Clothing and personal-care needs

• Cell phone service

• Transportation

• Pregnancy-related medical expenses

Our team can review your individual situation and explain what assistance may be available.

Transportation in Lubbock and the South Plains

Lubbock serves as a medical and service center for communities across the South Plains. As a result, someone living outside the city may need to travel farther for prenatal appointments and other pregnancy-related services.

If transportation is difficult, tell our team.

Depending on your circumstances, assistance with allowable pregnancy-related transportation may include rideshare services, gasoline or other appropriate support. Additionally, you do not need to travel to an Adoption Alliance office to begin discussing adoption. Our team can communicate with you remotely and help coordinate services where you live.

Help Finding Prenatal Care

If you do not have a prenatal doctor, health insurance or Medicaid, you can still contact us.

As part of our adoption services in Lubbock, Adoption Alliance can help you identify local pregnancy and medical resources. We can also help you explore programs that may be available based on your situation.

Pregnancy Resources in Lubbock

Lubbock has several resources for pregnant women who need nutrition assistance, pregnancy testing, help finding a doctor or maternity care.

WIC Services in Lubbock

Texas WIC operates several locations in Lubbock, including the Central Lubbock WIC Clinic at 1946 Avenue Q.

WIC provides eligible pregnant women and families with healthy foods, nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support and other resources. In addition, other Lubbock WIC locations include the Celia Ann, Freedom and Parkway clinics, making services available in different parts of the city.

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UMC Grand Expectations

UMC Grand Expectations, located at 2602 Avenue Q, provides pregnancy-related services without requiring an appointment.

Services include free and confidential pregnancy testing, physician referrals and assistance with Medicaid applications. Additionally, the program can provide information about maternity care through the UMC Family Birth Center.

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UMC Family Birth Center

The UMC Family Birth Center, located at 602 Indiana Avenue, provides labor, delivery and maternity services in Lubbock.

Its labor and delivery suites are private. UMC also provides maternity, newborn, prenatal and breastfeeding support. In addition, free doula support may be available to women giving birth through the Family Birth Center.

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If you need help finding pregnancy or medical resources near where you live, Adoption Alliance can help you identify appropriate services.

How the Adoption Process Works in Lubbock

You do not have to understand every part of adoption before contacting us. Instead, our team can explain each step and help you make decisions as you move through the process.

Step 1: Ask Questions

Your first step can simply be a confidential conversation.

Tell us about your situation and ask whatever questions you have about adoption, pregnancy assistance or your options. At this stage, you do not have to decide on adoption.

Step 2: Create an Adoption Plan

If you decide to continue exploring adoption, we can help you create a plan based on what matters to you.

Your plan may include:

• Choosing an adoptive family

• Deciding how much contact you want after placement

• Pregnancy-related assistance

• Medical care

• Transportation

• Your preferences for labor and delivery

Ultimately, your adoption plan should reflect your individual needs and wishes.

Step 3: Choose an Adoptive Family

You can review profiles of approved families waiting to adopt and decide which family you would like to learn more about.

In addition, you may be able to talk with or meet prospective adoptive parents before your baby is born. If choosing a family feels overwhelming, our team can help you narrow your options based on what is important to you.

Step 4: Prepare for Your Lubbock Hospital Stay

As your due date approaches, Adoption Alliance can help you create a hospital plan.

For example, you can think through who you want with you, whether you want the adoptive family at the hospital, how much time you want to spend with your baby and other preferences that matter to you.

Whether you plan to deliver at UMC, Covenant or another Lubbock-area hospital, our team can help coordinate your adoption plan around your delivery.

Step 5: Get Support After Delivery

After your baby is born, the appropriate adoption and legal professionals will explain your rights and the next steps in the adoption process.

Adoption Alliance remains available to help coordinate the process and provide support. However, if you have already given birth and did not make an adoption plan during your pregnancy, you can still contact us.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Adoption in Lubbock

Do I need to live in Lubbock to work with Adoption Alliance?

No. Adoption Alliance works with expectant parents throughout Texas, including communities across the South Plains and West Texas.

Therefore, you do not need to live near an Adoption Alliance office.

Can you help me if I live outside Lubbock?

Yes. Expectant parents in communities surrounding Lubbock can contact us for adoption information and support.

For example, this may include women living in Wolfforth, Slaton, Shallowater, Levelland, Brownfield, Plainview and other South Plains communities.

Do I have to travel to San Antonio?

No. You can begin exploring adoption by phone, and our team can help coordinate services based on where you live.

As a result, much of the adoption-planning process can be handled without traveling across the state.

What if I need a pregnancy test or help finding a doctor?

Lubbock has local pregnancy and medical resources, including UMC Grand Expectations, which provides free pregnancy testing, physician referrals and Medicaid application assistance.

In addition, Adoption Alliance can help you identify resources that may fit your situation.

Can Adoption Alliance work with my Lubbock hospital?

Yes. Our team can help you create an adoption and hospital plan around the hospital where you expect to deliver.

For example, your plan can address your delivery preferences, your time with your baby and the involvement of the adoptive family.

Can I choose the adoptive parents?

Yes. If you choose adoption, you can review approved waiting-family profiles and decide which family you believe is right for your child.

Can I have an open adoption?

Yes. You can discuss the type of ongoing relationship you would like with your child and the adoptive family.

Depending on the plan, contact may include visits, phone calls, texts, photos or updates.

What if I am close to my due date?

You can contact Adoption Alliance at any point during pregnancy.

Even if your due date is approaching, our team can explain your options and help you understand what steps would be involved.

What if my baby has already been born?

You can still contact us.

Whether you are still at the hospital or have already gone home, our team can explain your options and answer your questions.

Does adoption cost anything for an expectant parent?

There is no agency fee to an expectant parent for creating an adoption plan with Adoption Alliance.

Depending on your circumstances and applicable requirements, assistance with certain allowable pregnancy-related expenses may also be available.

Adoption Services in Lubbock and the South Plains

Adoption Alliance provides adoption services in Lubbock as well as support to expectant parents throughout Lubbock County and the South Plains.

We can assist women living in communities such as:

• Wolfforth

• Slaton

• Shallowater

• Levelland

• Brownfield

• Plainview

• Tahoka

• Other communities throughout the South Plains

Even if your town is not listed, you can still contact us.

Our team can help expectant parents throughout West Texas understand adoption and connect with appropriate pregnancy-related resources.

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Why Choose Adoption Alliance?

Adoption Alliance is a licensed, 501(c)(3) nonprofit adoption agency founded in 1989.

For more than three decades, our team has supported expectant parents, birth parents and adoptive families throughout Texas.

Because women in Lubbock and surrounding rural communities may be far from an Adoption Alliance office, our adoption services in Lubbock are designed to provide support while our team helps coordinate appropriate local resources.

Most importantly, our goal is to provide clear information, individualized support and the time you need to make informed decisions about your pregnancy and your child.

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Pregnant in Lubbock and Considering Adoption?

If you are searching for adoption services in Lubbock, you can contact Adoption Alliance simply to ask questions and learn about your options.

You do not need to decide on adoption before reaching out. Instead, you can begin with a confidential conversation.

Support for expectant parents is free and confidential. In addition, our team is available 24/7.