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Both the prospective parents and the woman about to become a gestational surrogate always feel anxious about their first meeting. In a way, it looks like a first date. In any case, the first personal communication will inevitably generate a lot of emotions. The main thing is to make sure that both sides are perfectly matched to each other, to set off on a joint journey of 9 months.

As more and more people turn to the help of surrogate mothers, understanding of the process in society is growing. However, social networks, the media and other sources of information do not always disseminate correct information and often give a wrong assessment of what is happening. Because of this, there are many misconceptions and myths about what this method of ART entails, both for intended parents and surrogates.

It happens that intended parents who are considering  surrogacy as the last way to create a family  worry about social labels associated with this innovative concept. Instead of focusing their energies on finding a serious surrogate agency or clinic, they worry that friends and family will not support this decision. Fortunately, this method of reproduction has become more common in recent years. For this, we should thank medical innovations, as well as the fact that many famous people calmly use services of surrogate mothers.

Surrogacy journey is not an easy, but amazing way, both for the surrogate mother and for the married couple. Although the vocabulary and terminology associated with it can sometimes be confusing. To easily sort out this confusion, below is a list with 22 descriptions of the most common terms used in the process. On the way, they will most often meet for all participants in the action.

So the surrogate journey has come to the end. The birth of own baby is the most magical moment in the life of intended parents. But what to do next?

Ordinary people, as well as prospective parents, when trying to understand such a selfless act, often wonder about the formation of a surrogate mother's attachment to the fetus in the abdomen. How do you give up a child you’ve been bearing for nine months? The key to understanding lies in the fact that initially it is not her child, but only a responsible job. 

A surrogacy journey is always a physical and mental expenses, both for the intended parents and for the surrogate mother. As both sides of the process are about to embark on this path, should they ask themselves whether it will be on their own or whether they need help? Working with a serious surrogacy agency or reputable clinic will help reduce stress and uncertainty, making the procedure less intimidating and difficult.

Embarking on the noble path of helping other people in finding a happy family, a surrogate mother needs to wisely choose a surrogate agency / clinic that will represent her interests. On the reproductive market, there are a variety of surrogacy programs from all kinds of clinics and intermediary institutions. The choice of the right surrogacy journey, as well as the intended parents, provides confidence and comfort throughout the process.

Future parents invest great financial, moral and time resources in surrogate motherhood, which undoubtedly entails a number of risks. People pin great hopes on the main character of the whole process - the surrogate mother. Therefore, it is important that she is healthy, psychologically stable and positive. And she could give birth to a healthy baby without complications and other troubles.

On February 27, 2020, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to amend the law on surrogate motherhood within a year, providing access to the service for same-sex couples and single men.