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1) The Trauma of Relinquishment: The Long-term Impact of Relinquishment

on Birthmothers who Lost their Infants to Adoption during the Years 1965-1972, Judy A. Kelly, M.A.
1) The Trauma of Relinquishment: The Long-term Impact of Relinquishment
on Birthmothers who Lost their Infants to Adoption during the Years 1965-1972, Judy A. Kelly, M.A.
ABSTRACT.Major findings of the study were: (1) the relinquishment
experience was a traumatic life event for 99% of the participants; (2) 97% of
the respondents reported being misled or misinformed of the effects of
relinquishment; and (3) 94% of the participants reported that they did not
receive adequate counseling at the time of the relinquishment. The profound
effects of the imposition of secrecy was a prominent theme in the post-survey
discussion group. That 41% of the survey participants had received
hysterectomies is a finding that merits further investigation.

2) Psychological Disability in Women Who Relinquish a Baby for Adoption, by Dr. John T. Condon
(Medical Journal of Australia) Vol 144 Feb 3 1986 (PDF file, 708Kb). Copyright © Medical Journal of
Australia. 2) Psychological Disability in Women Who Relinquish a Baby for Adoption, by Dr. John T.
Condon (Medical Journal of Australia) Vol 144 Feb 3 1986 (PDF file, 708Kb). Copyright © Medical
Journal of Australia.
ABSTRACT.During 1986, approximately 2500 women in Australia are likely
to relinquish a baby for adoption. A study is presented of 20 relinquishing
mothers that demonstrates a very high incidence of pathological grief reactions
which have failed to resolve although many years have elapsed since the
relinquishment. This group had abnormally high scores for depression and
psychosomatic symptoms on the Middlesex Hospital questionnaire. Factors
that militate against the resolution of grief after relinquishment are discussed.
Guidelines for the medical profession that are aimed at preventing
psychological disability in relinquishing mothers are discussed.

ABSTRACT. To convince mothers to surrender their babies, adoption agencies


and anti-choice organizations often purport that mothers (and their infant sons
and daughters) will be better off separated. Several pro-adoption organizations
have relied on a 1986 study by Dr. Christine Bachrach of the National Center
for Health Statistics to support this claim. This article compares what pro-
adoption organizations say about the Bachrach study with what the study
actually says.

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