Prospective adoptive parents may participate in the labor and birth of the child identified for adoption and may visit with such newborn child, provided the birth mother, the child-placing agency and her physician agree and such participation and visitation are consistent with the medically necessary procedures of the hospital.(P.A. 91-252, S. 2; P.A. 96-130, S. 14.)History: P.A. 96-130 changed 'adoption' to 'child-placing' agencies. Prospective adoptive parents may participate in the labor and birth of the child identified for adoption and may visit with such newborn child, provided the birth mother, the child-placing agency and her physician agree and such participation and visitation are consistent with the medically necessary procedures of the hospital.(P.A. 91-252, S. 2; P.A. 96-130, S. 14.)History: P.A. 96-130 changed 'adoption' to 'child-placing' agencies.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 45a-728a
Connecticut Title 45a — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_803.htm#sec_45a-728a· Version 2026