Information for Potential Gestational Surrogates
If you are 21–34 years old, and have had a previous childbirth, we invite you to apply for our Gestational Surrogacy Program.
The women in our program want to give the gift of life to a couple who cannot bear children on their own. These women have found it emotionally fulfilling to bear a child for another family as a Gestational Carrier (also referred to as a "Surrogate"). They also found that, in addition to feeling good about what they did, they were later able to make many wonderful things possible for themselves and for their families.
In a Gestational Surrogacy, the Gestational Carrier bears a child created by In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), from the egg of the Intended Mother (or Egg Donor) and the sperm from the Intended Father (or Sperm Donor). To qualify, we will ask you to complete a medical and psychological screening process. During this process, we will be considering your medical and pregnancy history, family genetics, and height/weight proportions. (For health reasons, to qualify you must not exceed a body mass index of 30. Please click here for the Body Mass Index Table.)
If you are selected to be a Gestational Carrier, the compensation is $23,000, plus additional amounts for gestating multiples, delivery via c-section, and reimbursement for certain expenses.
Please click here for an application to join our Gestational Surrogacy Program.
We realize it is a detailed application, but please complete each part as thoroughly as possible. If you have any questions while you are completing the application, please call us at (800) 877-1880, Monday through Friday, 9–5. You can also write to Donna, our Gestational Carrier Coordinator, at Donna@FamilyFormation.com. Please send the completed application to our office as soon as possible, so that we can begin the screening process.
Our address is:
Family Formation
3190 Old Tunnel Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
Upon receipt of your application, we will contact you to schedule an appointment to meet and to answer any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to hearing from you.