Who seeks a surrogate mother?
Various individuals and couples seek to have a surrogate mother for their wanted child or children for varying reasons. These include: v Infertility: When a prospective parent is found to be unable to have children herself, she may opt to have a surrogacy arrangement. v Womb abnormality: Some womb abnormality may make it impossible for the woman to carry a pregnancy herself. v Womb surgery aftermath: A woman may undergo womb surgery which renders the organ unable to carry a pregnancy or in a state where it is deemed dangerous for her to carry a pregnancy. v Post-hysterectomy: A woman who has lost a womb through surgery (hysterectomy) usually due to cancer (usually of the cervix in this age group). If she wants a child or children, she may opt for surrogacy. v History of recurrent miscarriage: Some women find that they successfully conceive without difficulty but pregnancies repeatedly end up in miscarriage. There is usually an underlying medical condition such as cervical weakness or a
