When adoptions go wrong they sometimes go very wrong because parents are just not prepared for the medical and emotional issues that come with international adoptees.

This time TheMoscowTimes.com has reported that 14-month-old Nikolai, adopted in February, died March 7, 2008, in Utah.

“An autopsy determined that the child had died from a skull fracture that doctors said was the result of blunt-force trauma, police and court records show. The infant also had a bruised face, head, knee and anus.”

Fyodor Emelyantsev, a Russian citizen, apparently has a Master’s Degree to work with disabled children and currently works at a nursing home in Tooele, Utah.

According to speculation on this site, the couple have a 10-year old daughter with Down Syndrome from Kimberly’s first marriage, a five year old, a two year old from Russia, and a four year old recently adopted from Russia who also has Down Syndrome.

Apparently, the four year old had been getting medical help since his arrival in the states and Nicoli was prone to seizures, a medical condition that could certainly cause head trauma.

Could this simply be a case of parents in over their head with Russian adoptees who have medical problems?

On a happy note, don’t forget that Spring Has Sprung over at My Two Boys…a Giveaway from Natural Pod.

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Emelyantsev’s Misunderstood?

The first place to start in any adoption is to decide IF adoption is right for you (if you are single), for your family, or for you and your partner.

You can take this quiz to see if adoption is the right choice for you but for many it may be a much more complicated process than just a quiz (at least for us it was).

I suggest reading this article on international adoptions and this article on the medical issues associated with international adoptions, especially ones from Eastern European countries (not to scare you but to inform you of possible problems that DO arise).

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Country Requirements: International Adoption