Intended Parents

Is Surrogacy Right For You?

Mental Health and Trauma

For some hopeful parents, pregnancy can bring heightened risks due to existing mental health conditions, or the potential for postpartum depression or psychosis.

Others may face intense fears or phobias surrounding pregnancy and childbirth that make the experience emotionally overwhelming.

Surrogacy can provide a compassionate alternative, allowing you to grow your family without placing additional strain on your mental well-being.

Articles

Bipolar Disorder and the Risk of Postpartum Psychosis: Why Some Parents Turn to Surrogacy

Bipolar disorder increases postpartum psychosis risk to 50%. Surrogacy offers safer family building while protecting your stability.

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Having a Baby When You Have Schizophrenia: How Surrogacy Can Help You Become a Parent

Schizophrenia complicates pregnancy decisions. Surrogacy offers a path to biological children while maintaining your mental health treatment.

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Scared to Have Another Baby After a Traumatic Birth? How PTSD Survivors Can Grow Their Families

Birth trauma doesn't end your family dreams. Discover how surrogacy offers a gentle path to parenthood after traumatic experiences.

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Surrogacy for Tokophobia: Having a Baby When You Have a Phobia of Childbirth

When fear of childbirth feels overwhelming, surrogacy lets you have a biological child without experiencing pregnancy yourself.

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