What do intended parents usually look for in a surrogate?

Learn the answer to this week's user-submitted question about surrogacy in this week's installment of Ask a Surrogacy Expert! Have a question about surrogacy that you'd like answered? Submit it at https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ask

In this Ask a Surrogacy Expert video, Bright Futures Families team member Janelle discusses what intended parents typically look for in a surrogate—from communication and reliability to shared values and compassion—and how these connections help create strong, successful matches.

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Hi, it's Janelle with Bright Futures Families Surrogacy and Ask a Surrogacy Expert. Our question is what do intended parents usually look for in a surrogate? This is kind of a loaded question because I don't know if you mean personality wise medically. I'll just give a brief overview. Somebody who's healthy, who likes being pregnant, has had smooth pregnancies and wants to help them grow their family. Someone who's a good team player and communicator, who's kind, who's going to going to be a good partner along this journey of growing their family. There are so many things really in the match meeting though. Just as the surrogate, be yourself as the intended parents, be yourself and make sure that you are upfront and honest about every preference that you have, every medical need or medical things going on so that we match people who are like minded and who will have the smoothest journey possible. If you have any questions, please let us know.