Choosing the Right Missouri Surrogacy Professionals

Key Points:

• Understand the surrogacy process in Missouri.
• Learn more about agencies and professionals in Missouri needed for the surrogacy process.
• Get more information on getting started by contacting a surrogacy specialist today.

If you’re interested in becoming a parent through surrogacy or in becoming a surrogate for someone else in Missouri, this resource list will include everything you need to begin your journey, including the professionals you’ll work with along the way.

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Or, you can start with this list of surrogate agencies in Missouri, resources and other professionals that you’ll work with as you pursue surrogacy:

Surrogacy Agencies in Missouri

A MO surrogacy agency provides matching and screening services to intended parents and surrogates, as well as case management, counseling, referrals to fertility clinics, legal representation and more. While some intended parents and surrogates choose independent surrogacy, many prefer working with national surrogate agencies and Missouri surrogacy agencies because it means that you’ll receive all of the services needed to complete your surrogacy journey in one place.

Some of the best surrogate agencies in Missouri include:

• American Surrogacy
• Alternative Reproductive Resources
• SIRM St. Louis

International Surrogacy Agencies in Missouri

Many local surrogacy agencies also offer international surrogacy programs in Missouri. A Missouri international surrogacy center can often work with intended parents who live outside of the U.S., so if you are a foreign intended parent or a surrogate who would like to work with international intended parents, this may be a possibility for you.

The United States is a popular option for foreign intended parents because the surrogacy process is so well-regulated here, unlike in many other countries. So for foreign intended parents, seeking a U.S. surrogate is often the safest way to pursue surrogacy legally and ethically.

Foreign intended parents and surrogates who are interested in working with an international intended parent may wish to contact these international surrogacy agencies in Missouri:

• American Surrogacy
• Pathways to Parenthood
• Circle Surrogacy

Surrogacy Clinics in Missouri

Whether you’re an intended parent or a surrogate, you’ll need access to a local fertility clinic in Missouri, also sometimes referred to as a surrogacy clinic, for the medical elements of the surrogacy process, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), embryo transfer and more. Many intended parents have already established a relationship with a clinic through previous fertility treatments, and surrogacy programs or agencies can often also provide referrals to local surrogacy clinics.

However, if you have not already chosen a fertility clinic, here are a few Missouri surrogacy clinics that may be useful to you during these stages of the process:

• MCRM Fertility
• Missouri Fertility
• Blue Sky Fertility
• Fertility Partnership

Missouri Surrogacy Lawyers

A Missouri surrogacy attorney, also sometimes called an ART attorney, is needed for both intended parents and surrogates to complete the legal aspects of the surrogacy process. Although some Missouri surrogacy agencies can connect you to the surrogacy lawyer in MO that you’ll need, here are some additional local professionals you could choose to contact:

• Michael Belfonte, P.C.
• Joanna Beck Wilkinson
• Megan S. Monsour
• Rachael K. Pirner
• Stewart, Mittleman & O’Rourke, Attorneys at Law
• Tim Schlesinger
• Karen S. Rosenberg
• Reproductive Family Law Center
• Stange Law Firm

Maternity Hospitals in Missouri

If you’re a surrogate living in Missouri, then you’ll likely want to try to establish which hospital you’d like to give birth at relatively early in your pregnancy. This way, the intended parents can be better prepared to travel to be with you for the birth of the baby, and you can feel more at ease knowing where you’ll go once you go into labor.

Some of the maternity hospitals and birthing centers in Missouri that may be convenient for you include:

• SSM Health
• Missouri University Family Birth Center
• Liberty Hospital Birthing Center
• Boone Family Birthplace
• Anthony’s Family Birth Center

How to Choose the Best Missouri Surrogacy Professionals

Selecting the surrogacy agency in Missouri that you should work with doesn’t have to be difficult. Start by asking the potential Missouri surrogate agency that you have in mind a few questions like:

• How do you screen intended parents and potential surrogates?
• How do you match surrogates and intended parents?
• What are the average costs an intended parent should expect with your agency?
• What services can you provide for intended parents and surrogates?
• Do you provide legal representation?
• What requirements do surrogates and intended parents have to meet to work with your agency?

For many intended parents and surrogates, there may be certain attributes that they’re looking for in a surrogacy professional. Make a list of questions to ask potential surrogacy agencies in MO that can help you determine which agency is right for you and meets your needs.

If you’re ready to begin the Missouri surrogacy process or if you’d like more information, either as an intended parent or as a surrogate mother, you can contact a local surrogacy professional here.