Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family and surrogacy lawyer.
Welcome to the Surrogacy and Donor Conception Blog, with posts about surrogacy, donor conception, laws, news items, and my personal experiences as a donor and surrogate. You can scroll through the blog, or search by category or keyword below.
I have written a book, More Than Just a Baby: A Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogates, which you can purchase in paperback or electronic versions.
You can also contact me and follow me on social media and make sure to listen to the Surrogacy Podcast, which shares stories from intended parents, surrogates and industry professionals.
Commercial Surrogacy and Parentage Orders
People entering into commercial surrogacy overseas are often anxious [...]
Applying for a Parentage Order
After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy [...]
Parenting Orders and Parentage Orders
Parentage Orders are made to transfer parentage from a [...]
Why Surrogacy Agreements are not like Contracts, and How to Write Your Own
Why are surrogacy agreements not like contracts? How can [...]
Gestational Surrogacy in Australia
Gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate is not the [...]
Surrogacy in the ACT
Surrogacy in the Australian Capital Territory is regulated by [...]
Surrogacy in New South Wales
Surrogacy in New South Wales is regulated by the [...]
Surrogacy in the Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory, surrogacy is neither legal or [...]
Surrogacy in Queensland
If you are an intended parent living in Queensland [...]
Surrogacy in South Australia
Surrogacy in South Australia. South Australia reviewed its surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy in Tasmania
If you are an intended parent living in Tasmania [...]
Surrogacy in Victoria
Surrogacy is legal in Victoria, and every State in [...]
Surrogacy Western Australia
Surrogacy in Western Australia If you are an intended [...]
Conception, Consent and Death
Conception, Consent and Death I've been thinking a lot [...]
8 Tips to a Positive Surrogacy Journey
Altruistic surrogacy is one of the most complex and [...]
Gift Giving in Altruistic Surrogacy Arrangements
Gift Giving in Surrogacy Arrangements One of the first [...]
