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Adoption.com: Medical Issues in Internationally Adopted Children
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http://international.adoption.com/foreign/medical-issues-in-internationally-adopted-children.html
Questions and unknowns are inherent to international adoption. Chief among these unknowns is medical history ? both the child?s medical history and the medical history of the child?s birthfamily. It?s only natural to want your child to be healthy ? no parent wants their child to be ill. However, if you?re looking for a child who is always perfectly healthy, maybe you should rethink adoption ? and parenting in general, for that matter. Remember, there are no guarantees in adoption or in life. Health issues will sometimes appear for no good reason in previously healthy children ? both children of adoption and birth children.