Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation (surrogacy and donor conception) lawyer.
Welcome to the Blog, with articles about all things surrogacy and donor conception, news and lawyer reform. 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.
You can 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.
You can see details of the legal services I provide, including Australian and international surrogacy legal advice, parentage orders, donor agreements and co-parenting agreements.
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The Importance of Surrogacy Birth Photography
Surrogacy Birth Photography Birth photography is an art form. [...]
Milk and Feeding Surrogacy Baby
Milk and Feeding Surrogacy Babies Most new parents have [...]
The Surrogacy Fourth Trimester
Many people haven’t heard of the ‘fourth trimester,’ let [...]
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 recently attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority [...]
Feminism and Surrogacy
Feminism and surrogacy. A core belief of any feminist, [...]
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 [...]