Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation lawyer.
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Registering a Surrogacy Birth
Registering a surrogacy birth Congratulations! The baby has arrived! [...]
Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink
Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink Big questions for birth parents and [...]
Surrogacy and Parental Leave
Surrogacy and parental leave. Are intended parents and surrogates [...]
Surrogacy Milestones & Celebrations
Surrogacy Milestones and Celebrations When most people have a [...]
Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy
Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy Surrogacy can be all-consuming - [...]
Egg Donation Australia
Egg donation in Australia is one of those topics [...]
Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons
Sperm Donor or Dad? If you are a single [...]
Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception
Sperm donation options in Australia vary from friends and [...]
Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child
I became an egg donor after having my own [...]
Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity
I attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)’s [...]
Feminism and Surrogacy
Feminism and surrogacy. Feminist beliefs include that a woman [...]
Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes
Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes [...]
Who Owns an Embryo?
Who owns an embryo? Is an embryo treated like [...]
Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020
Looking for updates for all things surrogacy and fertility, [...]
Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020
Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin - March 2020 Looking for [...]
Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021
It's been awhile since I've done a surrogacy and [...]