From the Boston Globe (link)
Adoptions in Massachusetts have dropped by 6 percent, largely because of a sharp decline in the number of babies from China as well as a struggling local economy, according to one of the most sweeping looks at the state’s adoption patterns.
The University of Massachusetts Center for Adoption Research reported last week that 2,392 children were adopted through Massachusetts agencies in 2004 — 161 fewer than the year before.
Adoption of babies from China declined by 17 percent during the same time period, after several years of increases, the report showed. The data are the most recent available for adoptions in the state, and many agencies say they believe Massachusetts adoptions from China have continued to decline since then.
