Surrogate Mother

Surrogacy is an arrangement in which woman carries and delivers a child for another woman who cannot conceive to full term.

It can create a child who is genetically related to both parents through the male parent's sperm and an oocyte that was taken from the female parent.

Depending on the arrangement with the surrogate mother, both male and female parents may be able to be closely involved with the pregnancy and be present at the birth.


Who choose surrogacy?
Many couples choose surrogacy if they have:

    A health condition making natural pregnancy and birth risky or fatal
    A uterus that’s abnormal or absent
    Recurrent miscarriages

How does surrogacy work?

Surrogacy involves implanting an embryo created from both the male and female parents. The child will be genetically related to both parents.

After impregnation, the surrogate mother then carries the baby to full term.