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Adoption Records FAQ | Search FAQ | Family Medical History FAQ | Citizenship FAQ
Vietnamese Adoptees and Birth Parents FAQ | Korean Adoptees and Birth Parents FAQ
Chinese Adoptees and Birth Parents FAQs | Confidential Intermediary Services FAQs
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Does Holt have information about my birth family's medical history in their files?
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There is rarely any medical history related of the adoptee's birth family in our files. There usually is medical history for the adoptee, dating from the time that he or she came into Holt's care.
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How can I get my birth family's medical history?
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If you are 18 or older, you may search for your birth family and ask them directly, if they are found.
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My child is ill. How can I get my child's birth family's medical history?
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If your child is under 18 and faces a serious physical or mental health problem, you may request a search for your child's birth parents for the purposes of obtaining additional family medical history information.
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How do I start a search?
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Contact the Post Adoption Services program. Your contact with us is confidential.
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Why is little birth family medical history available to most international adoptees?
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The circumstances surrounding how the adoptee came into care, the services available to the birth family at the relinquishment site, and the cultural beliefs and social practices associated with the origin, recognition and management of health and illness in the adoptees' birth countries are the primary reasons for the lack of much information for most adoptees.
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For further information, please read "Family Medical History" by Kim Tae Kyung, MD, and Laura Crawford Hofer, LCSW.
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