In adoption, it is common to consider the adopted child, the adoptive parents, and the birth mother as part of the adoption galaxy. Yet, birth fathers are often missing elements in adoption‐focused research. This article aims to comprehensively understand the current knowledge regarding birth fathers' experiences in adoption. Adapting the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses approach, this review identified 100 peer‐reviewed articles published from 2000 to 2022 on birth fathers in adoption. This article used a mixed‐methods approach to analyze the landscape of the current research. Quantitative analysis confirmed that birth fathers in adoption are under‐researched worldwide. In the qualitative analysis, the following themes emerged regarding birth fathers: a lack of openness, negative stereotypes, gatekeeping, and emotional impacts. The findings demonstrate the importance of considering the wishes and support needs of birth fathers when their child is being placed for adoption.

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将亲生父亲带到最前沿：对亲生父亲收养经历的二十年范围审查


在收养过程中，通常将被收养的孩子、养父母和生母视为收养星系的一部分。然而，在以收养为重点的研究中，生父常常缺失一些要素。本文旨在全面了解目前有关生父收养经历的知识。本次审查采用系统评价和荟萃分析方法的首选报告项目，确定了 2000 年至 2022 年发表的 100 篇关于收养生父的同行评审文章。本文使用混合方法来分析当前研究的情况。定量分析证实，全球范围内对收养生父的研究还不足。在定性分析中，出现了以下关于生父的主题：缺乏开放性、负面刻板印象、把关和情感影响。研究结果表明，当孩子被收养时，考虑亲生父亲的愿望和支持需求的重要性。