Why Do Children Leave Adoptions?

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Celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Mia Farrow, and Nicole Kidman have adopted babies from different parts of the world, but while these children are lucky enough to be adopted by Hollywood stars and treated like little princes and princesses, not all orphaned children have the same fate. This is why, in an attempt to give them more love and care, adoption agencies are now calling for volunteers to cuddle and nurture newborn babies for adoption.

Before they are given up for adoption, newborn babies are cared for by volunteer caretakers who nurture and comfort them. Unfortunately, according to the Little Things website, the number of volunteer “baby cuddlers” have dwindled significantly over the past years, leaving adoption agencies desperate

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