🚨 Call for Participants: Help Improve Surrogacy Birth Care in Australia! 🚨
Are you a surrogate, intended parent, or healthcare professional involved in surrogacy care? We want to hear from you! 🗣️
We’re conducting a research study to understand how intended parent involvement impacts surrogacy birth care, from antenatal care to delivery and postnatal care. This is an exciting opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to developing better guidelines and practices for surrogacy care in Australia. 🏥👶
Who Can Participate?
SURROGATES:
👉 Age: 18 years and older.
👶Have carried a pregnancy for Australian intended parents.
🤰 Must have been involved in an Australian surrogacy arrangement within the past five years OR currently pregnant between 20-37 weeks gestation.
INTENDED PARENTS:
👉 Age: 18 years and older.
Must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
👨👩👧👨👨👧👦 Must have been involved in an Australian surrogacy arrangement within the past five years OR currently involved in an Australian surrogacy and have a surrogate who is 20-37-weeks pregnant.
❓What’s Involved?
Participants may be invited to:
Share some details from the medical records related to participants’ surrogacy experience. Rest assured, all information will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality and used only for research purposes to help improve surrogacy care practices.
Complete a survey about their experiences 📋
Participate in a 1-on-1 interview or focus group discussion 💬
Privacy and confidentiality:
All data will be securely stored and anonymised. Participants can withdraw at any time without any consequences.
Why Participate?
Share Your Story: Your insights can help shape better support and care for future surrogates, intended parents, and healthcare providers.
Influence Policy: Help develop evidence-based guidelines for surrogacy care that are fair, supportive, and effective.
No Direct Benefits? No Problem! Even if there’s no immediate benefit to you, your participation could improve care practices for the entire community.
Interested in Participating?
Please contact Dr. Jutharat Attawet at jattawet@swin.edu.au for more details. 📧
Please like, share, and tag anyone who might be interested or could benefit from this opportunity! Let’s make a difference together! 💪
Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford (she/her). I’m a family creation lawyer, practising in surrogacy and donor conception arrangements. I’m an IVF mum, an egg donor and a traditional surrogate, and I delivered a baby for two dads in 2018
I advocate for positive, best practice surrogacy arrangements within Australia, and provide support and education to help intended parents make informed decisions when pursuing overseas surrogacy.
