How Much are Surrogate Mothers: Individual Payments and Payment for participation in a reproductive program

1. How much does a surrogate mother get paid
2. Surrogate Mother Payment Amount: Costs During the Program

Each party has its own important questions. Among other things, the intended parents are interested in the cost of surrogate mothers' services in order to calculate the possible cost of their reproductive program. The gestational carrier, in her turn, is interested in how much she can receive as a surrogate mother in order to understand what goals the compensation received will help to achieve. We will address questions from both parties to facilitate the process of planning a reproductive journey.

How much does a surrogate mother get paid

The amount of money received by a surrogate mother depends largely on the country where the program is being held, the legislation in force there, and the needs of the intended parents. The average cost for surrogate mothers ranges from $20,000 to $100,000+.

In a number of US states, Mexico, Colombia, Georgia and Ukraine where commercial surrogacy is legal, the amount of money a surrogate mother will get depends largely on the individual agreement between the parties to the process. If, for example, the intended parents want their gestational carrier to have certain external parameters or a certain level of education, the surrogate mother's payment will be closer to the upper limit of the average range.

In countries where only altruistic surrogacy is legal, such as Greece, Great Britain, New Zealand, Canada, and the Netherlands, the amount of money a surrogate mother receives is determined by the amount of expenses incurred during pregnancy. Compensation is paid in strict accordance with the receipts. For example, in Canada, attempts to pay any amount in excess of expenses as a token of gratitude or a simple purchase of a bouquet or other gift for a surrogate mother can be interpreted as commercialization of the process. Penalties include a fine of half a million Canadian dollars or 10 years in prison, or both.

The absence of a fee does not mean that the program is cheaper: high prices for medical services in Europe, as well as other associated expenses of the gestational carrier, are unlikely to allow you to expect that the amount of compensation will be less than $20,000-30,000. The exception is Greece, where the amount of compensation for expenses as a surrogate mother is legally limited to €10,000. However, surrogate mothers in Greece who agree to such conditions are unlikely to be found. Therefore, the unofficial cost of surrogate mothers' services in this country is about €22,000.

So, we have considered how much you can get if you are a surrogate mother. Now let’s talk about how much surrogate mothers cost for intended parents. The costs of the gestational carrier participation in the program are by no means limited to how much surrogate mothers are paid directly for their services.

Surrogate Mother Payment Amount: Costs During the Program

The costs of running a gestational carrier program include payments beyond what the surrogate mothers are paid. These include:

• Agency commission for finding a suitable surrogate mother and oocyte/sperm donor (if donor gametes are needed);
• Legal advice at the stage of contract conclusion;
• Insurance for gestational carrier and oocyte/sperm donor (if their services are relevant);
• Payment for medical procedures (creation of embryos, IVF, monitoring of pregnancy and childbirth, postnatal care for the surrogate mother and newborn, etc.);
• Surrogate mother's fee and payment for oocyte/sperm donor services; 
• Legal services for the legalization of a newborn.

If the reproductive program is not conducted in the country of residence of the intended parents, it is also necessary to include in the travel budget the costs of accommodation, food, unforeseen situations in a foreign country. Thus, the average cost of a reproductive program, taking into account how much the surrogate mother is paid, will range from $50,000 to $250,000, depending on the country of the program and the number of embryo transfers needed to give birth to a healthy child.

The amounts specified should not be considered the maximum amounts, after which the birth of a child is guaranteed. In most cases, contracts imply a limited number of embryo transfers available for these amounts of money (usually 3, less often 5). In practice, this means that if pregnancy of the gestational carrier is not achieved after 3-5 attempts, the intended parents will have to pay the specified amounts again to repeat the program. It is especially important to take into account the costs of surrogate mothers, also because in the case of a number of unsuccessful transfers or termination of pregnancy, compensation will have to be paid and a new gestational carrier will have to be found.

Is there a way to guarantee the birth of a child and not go broke paying for a series of possible unsuccessful transfers? Yes, you can take part in a guaranteed reproductive program with the participation of a surrogate mother. At the same time, the price, including the cost of the services of surrogate mothers, will pleasantly surprise you.

Guaranteed programs of Feskov Human Reproduction Group together with the cost of a surrogate mother, depending on the country of the event and the individual needs of the intended parents, will cost $60,000-150,000. The cost of the contract includes:

• selection, full examination and preparation of the surrogate mother for the program and egg/sperm donors, if their services are required;
• creation of embryos and genetic testing, excluding chromosomal anomalies and other pathologies of embryos, the ability to determine and select the sex of the child for medical and ethical reasons;
• unlimited number of embryo transfers (without additional payments until a healthy child is born);
• pregnancy monitoring and coverage of all associated expenses for the surrogate mother;
• management of pregnancy in the country chosen by the intended parents;
• full coverage of accommodation expenses (including meals and concierge service) for the gestational carrier and intended parents on the eve of the birth of the child;
• postnatal care for the surrogate mother and the newborn, neonatologist consultations and nanny services;
• a full cycle of legal services until the child receives citizenship of the parents' country.

All listed services, including the guaranteed birth of a healthy child, will be provided at a one-time fixed cost. In case of unsuccessful transfers or termination of pregnancy, repeated cycles of the program, including replacement of the surrogate mother, are carried out at the expense of the clinic.

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