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Intended parents preparing their home for the arrival of their baby.

Intended Parents: Prepare Your Home For the Big Day!

By Shannon Johnson | April 24, 2024

From Intended Parents to Actual Parents: Starting Your Journey on the Right Footing However you prepare yourself mentally for this event, becoming a mother or a father triggers a tidal wave of emotions. Nothing truly gets you ready for this experience.  Considering this, there are physical things you ought to do as intended parents to…

The Evolution of Surrogacy: A Timeline

By Shannon Johnson | April 23, 2024

THE DAWN OF TIME There are many beliefs surrounding the dawn of time and the first human beings to exist. Some believe that Adam and Eve were created by God on His sixth day of creation to begin human life on Earth. Others believe in a theory about a Big Bang, followed by a slow…

Gestational Surrogacy requires having delivered at least one child

Gestational Surrogacy: 7 Negative Myths

By Shannon Johnson | March 15, 2024

Myths and Misconceptions Gestational surrogacy is a medical process that is becoming common place in western societies for individuals and couples desiring a child, but unable to conceive. In itself, it stands at the confluence of quasi miraculous medical technology, the timeless urge of the human race to perpetuate itself, and the stunning capacity for…

Intended parents working with a surrogacy agency

Surrogacy Agency: The Right One Has These Characteristics

By Shannon Johnson | March 13, 2024

How to Select a Surrogacy Agency and Team up with it As intended parents, you are about to embark on one of the most heartfelt journeys of your life. This a path filled with medical, legal, and emotional twists-and-turns. You need a seasoned guide by your side, advisors who know the terrain like the back…

Illustration of a surrogate holding her pregnant belly

7 Signs You Would be a Good Surrogate

By Shannon Johnson | March 11, 2024

Do you have what it takes? The journey to becoming a surrogate is one paved with compassion, resilience, and a profound desire to bring joy to others. It’s a path chosen not just by anyone, but by extraordinary women who embody certain distinctive traits. If you’re contemplating this life-changing role, here are seven signs you…

Image of a happy surrogate after working with a surrogacy agency through the whole process.

What is a Surrogacy Agency?

By Shannon Johnson | March 11, 2024

Thinking about working with a Surrogacy Agency? Whether you are looking for a surrogate to help grow your family or you are looking to become a surrogate yourself, your research should probably begin with surrogacy agencies. A surrogacy agency can provide the guidance and network needed to navigate your journey with surrogacy. Some agencies offer…

Surrogacy and Protections Under the Law

Surrogacy and Protections Under the Law

By Shannon Johnson | February 28, 2022

Surrogacy is an assistive reproductive technology that gives couples (intended parents) who are unable to carry a child the opportunity to have one: a woman (surrogate) carries the baby for the couple. While this arrangement seems to be beneficial to all, there are complex legal issues associated with it. To start, there are no federal…