Surrogacy Process: A Step-by-Step Guide
Surrogacy gives intended parents the incredible opportunity to welcome a child into their family with the help of a surrogate mother. The surrogate carries the pregnancy and delivers the baby on behalf of the intended parents.
While surrogacy can be both a joyful and emotional journey, understanding each step helps you feel confident and prepared before moving forward.
This guide walks you through the process step by step — so you’ll know exactly what to expect along the way.
What is the Surrogacy Process?
Every surrogacy journey begins with a dream — the dream of becoming a parent. For many, that dream grows out of challenges like infertility, medical conditions, or other personal circumstances. Whatever your story, surrogacy offers a path filled with hope and possibility.
At World Center of Baby (WCOB), we guide you through every step with care and expertise. Once a perfect match with a surrogate is found, our legal and medical teams ensure that all agreements, rights, and procedures are handled transparently and safely, so you can move forward with peace of mind.
There are two main types of surrogacy: traditional and gestational.
In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate uses her own egg and is genetically related to the baby.
In gestational surrogacy, the surrogate carries an embryo created from the intended parents’ or donors’ eggs and sperm, with no genetic link to the child.
Today, gestational surrogacy is the most common and secure option — a path that turns dreams into families with compassion, trust, and care.
How to Start your Surrogacy Process
Beginning your surrogacy journey is both exciting and deeply meaningful. The first step is understanding the process and surrounding yourself with the right support.
At World Center of Baby (WCOB), we simplify every stage into four clear and caring steps — consultation, surrogate matching, medical and legal screenings, and the medical journey itself. From your very first conversation to the moment you hold your baby, our team will be there to guide you with compassion, clarity, and expertise.
You never have to walk this path alone — we’ll be by your side every step of the way
Consultation and Decision-Making
Your surrogacy journey with World Center of Baby begins with a personal consultation designed around you. Before taking the first step, it’s important to explore your options and find the path that truly fits your circumstances and dreams.
Whether you’re an LGBTQ+ couple, a single parent, or someone facing medical challenges that make pregnancy difficult or unsafe, we’re here to listen and guide you with care. Our team tailors every consultation to your unique situation, ensuring you feel supported, informed, and confident about the road ahead.
The Surrogate Matching Process and Selection
Finding the right match is one of the most meaningful parts of your surrogacy journey. At World Center of Baby, the process begins right after your consultation, ensuring compatibility, trust, and shared values between intended parents and their surrogate.
Every surrogate at WCOB meets careful criteria designed to ensure safety and success:
- Age: Between 22 and 39 years old
- Body Mass Index (BMI): Within a healthy range for pregnancy
- Pregnancy History: At least one healthy pregnancy and childbirth
- Lifestyle: No smoking, alcohol, or drug use
- Background: No criminal record
Our goal is to create not just a medical match, but a harmonious partnership — one built on empathy, respect, and the shared joy of bringing new life into the world.
Medical and Legal Screenings
Both intended parents and surrogates go through thorough medical and psychological screenings to ensure safety, health, and emotional readiness for the journey ahead. These assessments help confirm that everyone involved is physically prepared and mentally confident to take part in the process.
At World Center of Baby, we know that surrogacy involves not only medical care but also complex legal steps. Our experienced legal team walks you through every document and decision with care and clarity, ensuring that all rights, expectations, and responsibilities are fully protected and understood.
Because when everything is handled with care and precision, you can focus on what truly matters — the dream of bringing your baby home.
Medical Journey
At World Center of Baby, we partner with trusted surrogacy clinics around the world to make each stage — from embryo transfer to childbirth — safe, smooth, and deeply cared for. Every detail is planned with the well-being of the intended parents, surrogate, and baby at heart.
Embryo Transfer and Pregnancy
The journey begins with in-vitro fertilization (IVF), where skilled embryologists unite the intended parents’ or donors’ genetic material to create healthy embryos. Once ready, these embryos are gently transferred to the surrogate’s uterus, marking the start of pregnancy.
Throughout this precious stage, our team ensures continuous medical supervision and emotional support — helping both the surrogate and the intended parents feel secure, connected, and hopeful as new life begins to grow.
Birth and Emotional Support
As the pregnancy reaches its final stage, the surrogate receives ongoing prenatal care and attentive medical supervision to protect the health of both herself and the baby. Throughout this journey, intended parents stay closely connected — sharing milestones, attending ultrasounds, and witnessing their child’s growth before birth.
When the long-awaited day arrives, the surrogate gives birth in a trusted medical facility, and the baby is lovingly welcomed into the arms of the intended parents.
At World Center of Baby, we make sure this beautiful transition happens smoothly, guiding families through the final legal steps that secure parental rights and mark the true beginning of their new life together.
How Long Does the Surrogacy Process Take?
The surrogacy journey may take anywhere from several months to over a year, depending on individual circumstances. Factors such as the availability of a suitable surrogate, the type of medical procedures involved, and the legal framework in your chosen country or state can all influence the timeline.
At World Center of Baby, we stay by your side through every stage — ensuring that no matter how long the journey takes, it remains steady, guided, and filled with hope.
The Process of Surrogacy: What it Means for You
Surrogacy is a meaningful journey that blends careful planning, legal guidance, and emotional connection. It calls for trust, transparency, and shared commitment between intended parents, surrogates, and professionals — all united by the dream of bringing new life into the world.
At World Center of Baby, we walk beside you through every step, offering a personalized, compassionate approach to make your path to parenthood safe, supported, and filled with hope