What are the effects of surrogacy in Mumbai, when the child grows up?
With the increasing infertility issues Surrogacy has become really popular among other fertility treatments. Sometimes the high price of surrogacy leaves parents in question of what to do. Yet, World Fertility Services gives you a reasonable surrogacy cost in Mumbai, for the parents to go ahead with their process.
First of all let’s know surrogacy: Surrogacy is a reproductive treatment where another woman carries and delivers the baby for the intended parents, and that woman is called a surrogate mother. The baby born out of this process is called a surrogate baby.
The intended parents do not have to worry; the surrogate baby would not look like the surrogate mother.
What is the surrogacy cost in Mumbai?
Surrogacy cost in Mumbai usually depends on every clinic. Still, the average surrogacy costs are like this:
Surrogacy cost with self gametes – INR 15,00,000 to INR 25,00,000
Surrogacy cost with donor eggs – INR 16,00,000 to INR 26,00,000
Surrogacy cost with donor sperm – INR 15,60,000 to INR 25,60,000
Surrogacy in three attempt – INR 18,00,000 to INR 28,00,000
There is no surrogate mother cost in Mumbai. No intended parents have to pay compensation to the surrogate mother, all they have to do is to pay for her regular checkups and take care of her during her pregnancy period.
What affects the surrogacy cost in Mumbai?
Everything is somehow connected. Surrogacy isn’t some surgery that can be done in one step. It’s a treatment that has many stages, that can affect the surrogacy cost in Mumbai. The factors that can surrogacy cost in Mumbai are listed here:
Medicals examination of the surrogate mother is the first step in surrogacy and can affect your cost if there are too many tests or if some hospital takes too large a sum to perform them
Counselling is the second step of the surrogacy in Mumbai. If the intended parents need more sessions of counselling then they would have to pay according to them.
Surrogacy location and Hospital can affect your surrogacy cost too. If the area you choose to have your surrogacy at is far away from your home then the travel expenses can raise your surrogacy cost in Mumbai. The same goes for the surrogacy hospital in Mumbai. The hospital that you choose must not charge extra.
The need to use donor eggs or sperm can affect your surrogacy cost too. Many hospitals charge in a large amount for donor eggs and sperm. To not let this affect you, you must take care of the health of your gametes.
Sometimes the doctor can suggest advanced treatments such as ICSI, IUI or PGD, those treatments will help in your surrogacy process, but their cost can affect your budget.
An attorney’s payment can affect your surrogacy cost in Mumbai too. Some highly experienced attorney asks for a large payment too.
The surrogate doesn’t need any compensation but she have other needs which the intended parents have to pay, such as, the antenatal care and post-labour care, her healthy diet and accommodation.
The delivery that would be used in the end, also affect your surrogacy cost in Mumbai. Some complicated issues can ask for a caesarean delivery.
Who can have surrogacy in India?
Here is the list of who can have surrogacy in Indian and who cannot:
Married couples of five years
Only heterosexual couples can have surrogacy
The male age should be from 26 to 55
The female age should be from 23 to 50
Couples who do not have a child through any method
Couples who have been facing many miscarriages or conceiving issues
Females who have life conditions and cannot carry a child
People with Indian citizenship
Is surrogacy legal in Mumbai?
Yes surrogacy is legal in Mumbai, though there are some rules to follow. India follows the Altruistic form of surrogacy. The literal meaning of altruism is doing a good deed without any expectation in return. Since the time India banned commercial surrogacy which had made a business out of surrogacy, now India only allows the Altruistic form.
A surrogate mother should be helping you without any expectation in return. This way even a family member or a friend can become a surrogate mother of you.
Who can be your surrogate mother in Mumbai?
The Altruistic form of surrogacy allows a family member or a friend to be your surrogate mother. Though, they need to follow some rules such as they must have some children of their own. She should be married. Her age should be 25 to 35. Her medical and psychological health should be fit and fine.