Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child?

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The person giving birth is the biological mother of the surrogate baby, right?—NOPE! Ashley explains what gestational surrogacy is and how surrogates with Bright Futures Families are not the biological mothers of the babies they carry.

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Hi, everyone. Ashley Old, case manager with Bright Futures Families Surrogacy, here with your Ask a Surrogate expert question. And this week's question, Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child? No, the surrogate is not the biological mother. In gestational surrogacy, the embryo is created using an egg from either the intended mother or a donor. So the surrogate has no genetic connection to the baby. Thanks for the great question.