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Communication between intended parents and their surrogate is one of the most important factors in a successful surrogacy journey. Preferences for communication style, frequency, and...

After pregnancy is confirmed in gestational surrogacy, the surrogate transitions to the care of her OB while the intended parents’ fertility clinic steps back from...

Will they think I’m too emotional? Does a Zoloft prescription from three years ago disqualify me? What if I don’t feel attached to the baby?...

An intended parent profile for surrogacy is typically created after the surrogacy agency intake and before surrogate matching begins. It includes basic identifying information, fertility...

Momentum, managed — the period between a confirmed surrogate match and transfer cycle involves more coordination than most intended parents anticipate or have bandwidth to...

Surrogate matching is the process by which a surrogacy agency introduces intended parents to a surrogate candidate whose background, preferences, and circumstances are compatible with...

For many women, the first step into surrogacy does not begin with an application. It begins with a question. Could I do this? Would I...

Surrogate matching timelines are affected by several factors, some within an intended parent’s control and some outside it. Surrogacy agency waitlists are the most significant...

For many intended parents, surrogacy is not the beginning of the story. It often comes after years of trying, waiting, grieving, researching, saving, hoping, and...

Surrogacy support should never feel like checking a box. It should not feel cold, distant, confusing, or transactional. A surrogate should not be left wondering...

A surrogacy journey has a lot of big, emotional milestones. The match call. Medical clearance. Legal contracts. Embryo transfer. The first positive test. The heartbeat...

The surrogacy journey does not begin at transfer. It does not begin with a positive pregnancy test, a match call, or even medical screening. For...

Surrogacy stories often end with a delivery room, a baby placed into the arms of intended parents, and an emotional moment that makes every appointment,...

Surrogacy is often described as a gift, and it is. It is emotional, meaningful, generous, and life-changing for intended parents who have been waiting, hoping,...

Some surrogates discover surrogacy later in life. Others hear about it through a friend, a coworker, social media, or their own experience with infertility in...

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