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Surrogate qualifications

Not My Tummy

Updated: Jan 17

Storks are often associated with bringing babies, making them a great symbol for surrogacy!
Storks are often associated with bringing babies, making them a great symbol for surrogacy!

In order to become a surrogate, there are a number of medical and personal criteria that a person must meet. The below qualifications are general, and some clinics, agencies, and intended parents may opt to add more qualifications.


Medical requirements

  1. Between the ages of 21 and 42

    1. At least one prior healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy

      *Most clinics require that a surrogate has finished building her own family, which is a recommendation that we echo

  2. No more than 3 prior C-sections

  3. No history of serious delivery/postpartum complications

  4. Healthy lifestyle (non-smoker, no history of drug use or alcohol abuse)

  5. Not on pregnancy-unsafe medications

  6. Good mental health


Non-medical requirements

  1. Stable income or, in case of stay-at-home moms, stable household income

  2. Full support of spouse/partner, if surrogate has one

  3. Enjoy being pregnant

  4. Ability to work collaboratively with lawyer, fertility clinic, psychologists, intended parent(s), and others as needed to ensure safe pregnancy and delivery

  5. Good communicator

  6. Willingness to attend regular appointments

  7. Ability to take oral and injectable medication on a regular schedule, as directed by a doctor


Some intended parents have other non-negotiable criteria for their surrogates. Some examples can be found below.


Examples of intended parent preferences

  1. Location (how close does the surrogate live to fertility clinic or IPs)

  2. Willingness to receive/not receive certain vaccinations

  3. Delivery preferences (hospital birth vs. home birth or birthing centre, OB/GYN vs. midwife, etc)

  4. Personal convictions on termination of pregnancy

  5. Desired long-term relationship between IP family and surrogate family

  6. Number of embryos that IP and surrogate are comfortable transferring at once

  7. Dietary restrictions (vegan, vegetarian, Kosher, Halal, etc)

  8. Privacy and comfort levels with sharing of surrogacy journey on social media, etc

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