Is A Surrogate Mother Genetically Related To The Child
Is a surrogate mother genetically related to the child by far the most common question asked about the surrogacy process is.
Is a surrogate mother genetically related to the child. Is the baby related to the surrogate. When intended parents and surrogates ask us is a surrogate mother genetically related to the child it s usually because they re familiar with this kind of traditional surrogacy. The answer depends on which type of surrogacy you re talking about. To understand whether the child is genetically related to the surrogate or not it is very important to discuss the two main types of surrogacy traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy.
However for the safety of everyone involved our team does not complete traditional surrogacies. A gestational surrogate mother will have no genetic attachment to the child making it less of her baby. Fortunately in most surrogacies. A gestational surrogate is called the birth mother the.
Traditional surrogacy in traditional surrogacy pregnancy in which the surrogate contributes her own eggs for the process of fertilization. She doesn t have any genetic ties to the child because it wasn t her egg that was used. Therefore before you start this process you will want to know whether a surrogate mother is genetically related to the child she carries with the answer determining what is the right path for you. In traditional surrogacy the surrogate s egg is used making her the biological mother of the child she carries.
However it s important to note that this genetic relationship may come with unique challenges and therefore traditional surrogacies are rarely completed today. Surrogacy is an arrangement often supported by a legal agreement whereby a woman the surrogate mother agrees to bear a child for another person or persons who will become the child s parent s after birth. In a traditional surrogacy the surrogate is the biological mother of the child and the surrogate mother does share dna with the baby. The surrogate then carries the baby until birth.