What is Surrogate Mother

What is Surrogate Mother?

The definition of a surrogate is someone who takes the place of another, particularly in a family role. An example of a surrogate is a woman who gives birth to a baby, but gives the baby to another family.

How to Find a Surrogate in Australia?

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Complete/ Gestational Surrogacy The surrogate mother is implanted with an already fertilized embryo which may be produced using in vitro fertilisation (IVF), via the Intended Parents egg and sperm or using a donated or purchased egg (in the case of gay males) or sperm.

In this case the pregnant woman makes no genetic contribution to the child.

This type of surrogacy is far more common amongst Australians, and is viewed as providing a greater distance between the surrogate mother and the child.

Traditional/ Partial/Straight Surrogacy The gestational surrogate provides the egg for the child and is impregnated with the sperm of the commissioning father (usually through artificial insemination).

In these cases, the gestational surrogate is genetically linked to the child but she relinquishes any legal rights of parentage over the child to the commissioning parents.

How Does Surrogate Mother Get Pregnant?

Pregnancy is achieved through in vitro fertilization (IVF). A traditional surrogate both donates her own egg and carries a pregnancy for an individual or couple. The pregnancy is usually achieved through intrauterine insemination (IUI) with sperm from the intended father.

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