Effects of adoption on the birth mother other important milestone in the child’s life. Reports show that a birth mother feels grief when she has more children because this evokes the memory of the child she gave up. If she is faced with future infertility, she may believe it is a form of “punishment” for relinquishing her parenting rights over a child. Many birth mothers continue to mourn the loss of their child but with varying intensity. It is not until a mother actually places her child for adoption that she experiences what Julie Axelrod believes is similar to the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining,
The Grief of Others The Grief of Others The Grief of Others is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Wang. It is based on the 2011 novel "The Grief of Others" by Leah Hager Cohen. The film stars Wendy Moniz, Trevor St. John, Rachel Dratch, Chris Conroy, Jenna Cooperman, Sonya Harum and Mike Faist. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015. The film was received with positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives a score of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 7.6/10. At Metacritic it scored 78% based on reviews from 8 critics,