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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 29.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2007 Jun 12;12(2):162–171. doi: 10.1007/s10995-007-0237-9

Table 3.

Adoption-related experiences of 1,834 respondent parents who adopted internationally in Minnesota, 1990–1998. International Adoption Project

Adoption-related experiences
Mean (SD) months from referral to placement 4.5 (5.0)
Adoption agencies used, %
 MN Adoption agency 90.3
 County 0.4
 Independent 1.3
 Other 3.9
 Multiple agency types 4.1
Medical review of referral, %
 International adoption medical specialist 14.4
 Other health professional 28.5
 Both international adoption specialist & other 9.6
 Not reviewed 41.7
 Missing 5.8
Pre-adoption travel to country of origin, % 60.6
Of those who traveled pre-adoption (n = 1,111), % who:
 Took health precautions 58.8
 Got sick during travel 23.9
 Saw child’s living conditions 59.9
 Did none of the above 10.4