1. Agency Fees and Services:

• Consultation and Case Management: Initial consultations to discuss your goals, explain the surrogacy process, and assess your needs. Ongoing support and guidance throughout the entire journey.
• Surrogate Screening and Matching: Rigorous screening of potential gestational carriers (medical, psychological, background checks) to ensure they meet strict requirements. Careful matching with a surrogate whose preferences and expectations align with yours.
• Communication Facilitation: Acting as a liaison between you, your surrogate, the IVF clinic, and legal counsel, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Coordination of Appointments: Scheduling and coordinating all medical appointments for the surrogate, including screenings, embryo transfer, and prenatal care.
• Support and Education: Providing resources, education, and emotional support to both intended parents and the gestational carrier throughout the process.

2. Surrogate Compensation and Expenses:

• Base Compensation: The primary payment to your gestational carrier for her time, effort, and commitment. This can vary based on experience (first-time vs. experienced surrogate) and location.
• Monthly Allowances/Stipends: Payments to cover various expenses during the pregnancy, such as local travel, childcare, and general incidentals.
• Lost Wages: Compensation for any income lost due to surrogacy-related appointments, procedures, or bed rest (if medically necessary).
• Travel Expenses: Coverage for the surrogate’s travel, accommodation, and sometimes a companion’s expenses for critical appointments like embryo transfer and delivery.
• Life Insurance Policy: A policy for the gestational carrier, often with the intended parents as beneficiaries, offering peace of mind.
• Pregnancy Care:  Provide support during pregnancy and delivery.
• Post-Birth Care: May include a postpartum allowance, childcare, or housekeeping assistance for a period after delivery.

• III. Medical and IVF Costs (Paid directly to the clinic IVF Procedures:

Costs associated with the in vitro fertilization cycle, including egg retrieval (if using your own eggs), sperm preparation, embryo creation, and blastocyst culture.

• Medical Screening for Surrogate: Comprehensive medical evaluations, blood tests, and screenings for the gestational carrier.
• Medications: All necessary medications for the IVF cycle and for the surrogate’s preparation and pregnancy.
• Embryo Transfer: The cost for the procedure of transferring the embryo(s) to the gestational carrier.
• Pregnancy Monitoring: Ultrasounds, blood tests, and other medical monitoring throughout the pregnancy.
• Delivery Costs: Expenses related to the birth of the child, including hospital fees, doctor’s fees, and any necessary C-sections.
• Embryo Storage: Fees for the storage of any remaining embryos.

3. Legal Fees:

• Surrogacy Contract Drafting and Review: Legal representation for both intended parents and the gestational carrier to draft, review, and finalize a comprehensive surrogacy agreement that protects all parties’ rights and responsibilities.
• Parental Rights Establishment: Legal processes (e.g., pre-birth orders, post-birth orders) to establish the intended parents as the legal parents of the child. This is crucial and varies by state/country.

4. Other Potential Inclusions/Considerations:

• Egg Donor Costs: If an egg donor is needed, this will be an additional cost that can be included in some comprehensive packages or handled separately.
• Counseling Services: Psychological support and counseling for both intended parents and the surrogate throughout the journey.
• Rematch Guarantees: We offer guarantees for a “rematch” with a new surrogate if the initial match is not successful.
• Financial Management: Assistance with managing the escrow account for all financial transactions related to the surrogacy journey.