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(Pediatrics in Review. 2008;29:292-294.)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

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International Adoption

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Medical Evaluation of Internationally Adopted Children for Infectious Diseases. American Academy of Pediatrics. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Long SS, McMillan JA, eds. Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. Elk Grove Village, Ill: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2006:182 –183 Health Care in the First Year after International Adoption. Schulte EE, Springer SH. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2005;52 :1331 –1350[CrossRef][Medline] Immediate Behavioral and Developmental Considerations for Internationally Adopted Children Transitioning to Families. Miller LC. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2005;52 :1311 –1330[CrossRef][Medline] Preadoption Opportunities for Pediatric Providers. Chambers J. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2005;52 :1247 –1270[CrossRef][Medline]

The number of children adopted from foreign countries into the United States has tripled over the last 15 years, with approximately 7,000 and 21,000 adoptees entering the United States in 1990 and 2006, respectively. The demographics of international adoptions during this time also have shifted. In 1990, Korea sent the largest number of children to the United States. Most of these Korean children were born to single, young mothers and put up for adoption, accompanied by at least some information about family and prenatal health. In addition, many of these children were cared for in American-style foster homes prior to adoption. By 2006, most international adoptees came from China, Russia, and Guatemala. In contrast to the Korean adoptees of the early 1990s, children adopted from China and Russia are more likely to have been abandoned or removed from the home. In China, the adoptees more commonly are girls because of the one-child policy and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


Fatimah Dawood, MD
 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Md

Janet R. Serwint, MD, Consulting Editor




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