At Does Surrogate Mean?
Surrogacy Is an Arrangement, Often Supported by a Legal Agreement, Whereby a Woman Agrees to Bear a Child for Another Person or Persons, Who Will Become the...
Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child's parent after birth.
What does having a baby by surrogate mean?
(SER-uh-gut PREG-nun-see) A type of pregnancy in which a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for a person who is not able to have children. In a surrogate pregnancy, eggs from the woman who will carry the baby or from an egg donor are fertilized with sperm from a sperm donor to make an embryo.
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.