Surrogate motherhood is a process that allows a family unable to have their own newborn child to engage the services of another woman for this purpose. That woman takes on the role of the surrogate mother, becomes pregnant, and, upon the safe birth of the child, unites that child with the parents who struck the…
When some couples face major obstacles in having their own newborn child, sometimes surrogacy is the only way to solve the problem if adoption isn’t on the table. Surrogacy is when a couple goes to another woman, negotiates and establishes an agreement where the woman agrees to undertake pregnancy in the method required by the…
Starting a family is, for most people, a big decision, but the path towards having children is linear and well-understood, by allowing the woman in the couple to become pregnant, and then, nine months later, delivering a baby. Unfortunately, it is not always this straightforward for some couples. In certain circumstances, a woman may be…
Many people come together, fall in love, and then decide to take the next step of beginning a family. But while most couples in this situation take the next step of pregnancy and childbirth, for some, this is a huge hurdle or one that is even impossible. There can be many different reasons for this….
For many people deciding to start a family, the cost of bringing a new life into the world is, theoretically, “free.” This is because sexual intercourse and the successful fertilization of an egg don’t necessarily cost any money, although the subsequent pregnancy and delivery do. But for some other couples, even the act of conception…
While it is often easy for a couple to decide to have a child, it may not be so easy to follow through on that and actually bring a child into the world. The traditional method of having children is, technically, “free,” in the sense that sexual intercourse and the resultant fertilization of an egg…
Starting a family is the next logical step for many couples around the world, but it’s not always a straight forward path to follow. While many will go the traditional route of a woman becoming pregnant and delivering a child nine months later as the start of a family, for others, this is a hugely…
Surrogate motherhood is a process where a couple who is unable to naturally conceive a baby and carry it to term, giving birth nine months later, finds another woman to take on this task. This is usually done for more serious medical situations, such as when a couple wishes to have a child, but the…
Surrogate motherhood is a concept that is centuries old, and it even has an appearance in some religious texts, such as the Bible. For generations, it has been a way for some hopeful families to have a newborn child truly their own, but it’s only in the 20th and 21st centuries that surrogate motherhood has…
Surrogate motherhood can be a very complex process, both medically and legally. The surrogacy process itself is centuries old, but there have been many changes in both the medical techniques and technology, as well as the legal implications of surrogacy. This has become especially true in the modern world, where easy travel options have made…
