Community Growing Families initiates International Advisory Board Growing Families has established an International Advisory Board to assist in providing leadership and minimum standards in the international donor and surrogacy environment The background here is that cross-border surrogacy & egg donation are increasing, due to lack of affordability … Saturday, 4 March 2023 Legal Surrogacy & Donor Law By Country The following countries allow specified types of surrogacy or egg donation within their own jurisdictions. Where a process is not allowed within a country, citizens of that country will often engage in a country which does allow it COUNTRY COMPENSATED … Thursday, 23 February 2023 Surrogacy Europe Surrogacy Struggles in Europe I deal with singles and couples every day of the week who require independent professional support to create a family. Some of them have no womb, others have failed IVF or are on treatments making carrying a baby too dangerous. … Thursday, 23 February 2023 Surrogacy Surrogacy Stories – Twenty Extraordinary Journeys As well as running conferences and webinars, International family building expert Sam Everingham has been working these past two years with a colleague on a book – Surrogacy Stories – which takes a deep dive into the family building journeys … Saturday, 20 August 2022 Surrogacy Why Engaging in Ukraine Surrogacy Is a Terrible Idea If you have embryos still in Ukraine, it may be tempting to initiate a new surrogacy arrangement in Ukraine, particularly if your surrogacy agency and surrogate are agreeable. This is a highly risky proposition. Why is it Unsafe? Who else … Tuesday, 2 August 2022 Donor IVF Hey Guys – Australian Women Need Your Sperm Many of us have benefited from egg donors to have a family – now its our turn to give back by becoming a sperm donor. Over the past couple of years, Australia has seen sperm donor waitlists escalate because of … Monday, 6 June 2022 Surrogacy Changes in the Landscape The global landscape is always changing. Below are some recent developments you should be aware of. * In Australia and New Zealand, there are important changes to RTAC guidelines around embryo shipping. We are holding a session on this at … Thursday, 19 May 2022 Medical How Many Miscarriages Would You Endure? As Australia’s 11th consumer conference on family building options approaches on 18-19 June in Sydney, Growing Families director Sam Everingham profiles one of the many woman who struggled with repeated miscarriages over more than a decade, before turning with her … Friday, 13 May 2022 Surrogacy Europe Impact of Invasion on Ukraine Surrogacy Births Growing Families has a decade of experience of working with government and agencies during crises to guide parents and their newborns through safe exit processes. These have included a military coup in Thailand, earthquakes in Nepal, sudden changes in laws … Tuesday, 22 February 2022 Providers WHY YOU NEED TO LEAVE HOME I have been working in this field for over a decade and the intended parents who come most unstuck in creating family are those who try to rely solely on social media tips as their manual for family building. While … Wednesday, 12 January 2022 Surrogacy The Impact of Covid-19 on Egg Donation & Surrogacy Globally I am the Director of Growing Families and a dad via surrogacy and egg donation Its Sunday 24 October and I am in Sydney Australia on Day 9 of 14 days hotel quarantine. Why am I here you may ask? … Sunday, 24 October 2021 Surrogacy Europe Independent UK Surrogacy – What happens if it goes wrong? This guest blog is from Karen Holden at A City Law Firm. Getting advice early and being prepared, can help you have a smooth surrogacy journey, but if it goes wrong it’s not the end of the journey. Traditional Surrogacy … Friday, 1 October 2021 Previous 1…678910…12 Next
