A surrogate mother is a woman who carries and gives birth to the child of another woman, who is usually infertile or has some medical issues, and cannot bear the child. Couples who face problems for trying to conceive use gestational surrogates to complete the term. It is one of the best options available for intended parents to accomplish the status of parenthood.
Sometimes a friend or a family member offers to be a surrogate. However, in most cases, the surrogacy agencies guide the intended parents who are ready to go through IVF via gestational carriers. It requires a generous heart to become a surrogate mother for the intended parents. Surrogates are those women who are interested in helping IPs fulfill their dreams to become parents by carrying a child for them. There are several things like physical, emotional and legal involved while becoming a surrogate. For a surrogate mother, it is a commitment to complete the process of pregnancy.