A surrogate mother is a woman who carries a child for a couple who are childless, by contract and for a fee. Nature has blessed women to bear a child. Unfortunately sometimes it may not be possible to give birth to a child because of reasons associated with husband or any other medical reason. The inability to bear children has increased in the past years hectic lifestyles, changes in diet, increased use of alcohol & smoking and pollution.
To thwart this inability, medical advancement has become a great way for couples to have their own child. Popularly known as surrogacy birth, it involves implanting the fertilized egg of the female in others womb. This has opened the gates of hope for infertile couples to have surrogate mothers who nurture the baby in her womb for nine months. But there are certain glitches that impact this kind of pregnancy such as non availability, or refusal of surrogate mother to return the child back, the tremendous cost of Surrogate mother and procedure, legal and ethical issues, and inability to monitor the surrogate mother.
Surrogacy is not an easy process in practice, it involves proper care of Surrogate right from starting till the birth of a baby. Medical tourism facilitators assist you, while selecting a Surrogate mother, depending upon clients cost of international surrogacy program may range between $40k and $60K.
Before entering into Surrogacy, knowledge regarding, cost of surrogate and IVF procedures is necessary for prospective parents. At first Surrogate mothers are examined by clinical geneticist and fully screened for sexually transmitted diseases and common genetic disorders. Medical associations of several countries have set certain guidelines to become a Surrogate.
General guidelines to Become a Surrogate Mother differ, because every country has its own meaning to motherhood, they do not intend to make it a commercial commodity. For instance UK encourages only altruistic surrogacy and proscribes commercial surrogacy. But in countries like India, Thailand where commercial surrogacy is legal, Surrogates are available at low cost.
A surrogate mother should have the necessary compassion for gifting her child. Without compassion a woman cannot become a mother. Sometimes complexities may arrive during medication, IVF cycle may not show positive results, this is not the only issue Surrogate may get emotionally attached to the kid and may refuse to hand over the custody of the kid to the prospective parents.
Women with an intend to become a Surrogate mother, must have a successful pregnancy earlier. It is one of the foremost requirements to become a surrogate in any country. Age is the second major factor women under 35, so far have shown high success rate.
Prospective parents must understand the problems related to surrogate and lengthy surrogacy procedure, and the laws associated with the surrogacy process. In providing best results Indian surrogates are well known for their great patience. And India is one of the most favoured destinations for Surrogacy.
Finally, discussing about the cost of Surrogate mother, according to international surrogacy program it may range from $8000k to $12000k. It may vary according to the needs if surrogate donates her egg, or sometimes if the complexities arrive at any stage.
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