A Short Review Article on Knowledge and Attitude of Child Adoption among Infertile Couple
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37628/ijncc.v1i2.159Abstract
Infertility is quite common among couples nowadays. The standard of living of today’s generation is one of the major causes that contribute to it. Infertility is referred to as the incompetence to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. Having a child in a couple’s life is the greatest happiness a couple can experience. Due to this infertile couples can also look for child adoption as an alternative. Child adoption is the process by which a child is taken in to a family by one or more adults who are not the biological parents; but are recognized as child’s parents by the law. Infertile couples often have different personal opinions or views regarding child adoption.References
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