What happens next after a surrogacy birth?

Our Directors Charlene and Stephen have just been through this process and we wanted to highlight a few points that may help surrogates and intended parents in some post-birth planning. Our little girl was born through Surrogacy in February and we cannot thank our amazing surrogate enough.

If you have any questions about surrogacy, please get in touch as we not only have the professional qualifications but have that valuable personal experience and we can truly empathise with you.

After the baby is born, there are a number of things to put in place straightaway to cover all the procedural requirements.

There is a lot of paperwork for the midwives to first complete so that the baby can be registered. The baby is usually given the surrogates surname at birth e.g. Baby Jones. It's important though to make sure that any correspondence for the baby goes to the intended parents home address and not that of the surrogate. You want to make sure that all the baby tests and vaccinations can go ahead without any issues. The baby will leave the hospital with the intended parents and they will care for the baby.

It's wise to check that the hospital have all the contact details for the intended parents including home address, and telephone number and importantly your GP surgery. They can then match the baby with the appropriate GP. The intended parents will then need to visit the GP to register the baby as a new patient. We would recommend that you do this ASAP to avoid any problems as the baby vaccinations are due at 8, 12 and 16 weeks.

Make an appointment with the Registry Office to register the baby's birth. The surrogate will need to attend the appointment in person together with her husband if married as they will be named on the birth certificate as mother and father. I know its crazy eh but that's the law at present. You must register the baby within 6 weeks and must register in the local area where the baby was born. This can be some distance from where the intended parents live.

The intended parents can register for child benefit. You can do this online at the Government website and can start claiming 48 hours after the birth.

The local community midwife should contact you to arrange a visit to see baby in person at the intended parents home address. You can also then book a baby hearing test and baby heal prick test. The baby should be offered a vitamin k injection. Some of these tests can be done at the hospital of birth.

Please contact us on 02921 406152 or email at enquiries@calonlaw.com

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