Laura and Helen spoke with Metro about the realities of UK surrogacy for surrogates
The Metro featured a number of surrogates, including Brilliant Beginnings’ Laura and Amy, who shared their real-life experience with UK surrogacy.
Free Online Event: US Surrogacy – key aspects of your journey – 14th July 2022
We are hosting a free event on US surrogacy, focusing on the key steps of a journey. Alongside one of our Client Managers, we have speakers from Pinnacle Fertility group.
Children’s Voices in Surrogacy Law
This is a new project focused on getting the voices of children born through surrogacy and children of surrogates, to inform updates to surrogacy law.
We attended the cross-border surrogacy conference in New York
We attended the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys’ conference in New York City on cross-border surrogacy.
Giving evidence to the Irish Parliament Special Committee on International Surrogacy, April 2022
Natalie Gamble, one of our founders, gave evidence to the Irish Parliament Special Committee on International Surrogacy in April 2022.
Getting to know BB: Nicky Reid, Client Manager
Client Manager Nicky shares a little about her life as a mum of three, her experience with surrogacy and how she helps match surrogacy teams.
Navigating surrogacy and birth in the UK during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to maternity care and birth in the UK. Here we offer some advice and steps to carry out in preparation for a surrogacy baby to be born during the pandemic, including speaking to hospitals.
What should you include in your surrogacy agreement?
As a surrogate or intended parents, you will want this to reflect the main issues that you will be faced with and how the mechanics of your arrangement will be made.
Why do surrogates have a psychological evaluation?
Our screening and preparation process is there to help a surrogate to think about this with support from us and other experienced professionals.
IVF and surrogacy costs in the UK
Every IVF and surrogacy journey is unique and this means that saying exactly how much it will cost for you is very difficult. However, it is possible to outline where each of the costs are.
Paternity and maternity leave for surrogacy
One of the most common questions that we get from both intended parents and surrogates is what their rights are when it comes to maternity and paternity leave with a surrogacy arrangement.
One heart expanding with love: Surrogacy for single people
The desire to become a parent is innate in so many. Whilst attitudes toward what a family looks like are changing positively all the time, it is not until relatively recently that single men and women have been able to seriously consider becoming a parent.
Surrogacy information session, Southampton, July 10 2014
Surrogacy agency Brilliant Beginnings is hosting a free information session for surrogates and their partners at the Novotel Southampton on July 10that 10.30am.
UK surrogacy conference 8-9 March, have you booked your place yet?
Families Thru Surrogacy is a UK surrogacy conference coming to Windsor, near London, on 8-9 March 2014.
Brilliant Beginnings at the Alternative Parenting Show
Our first day out exhibiting at this year’s Alternative Parenting Show on Saturday was a great success.
Brilliant Beginnings House of Commons event on surrogacy law reform
Brilliant Beginnings’ surrogacy campaign was launched at the UK Houses of Parliament on Tuesday evening.
Helen talks to G3 magazine about how Brilliant Beginnings helps mums
G3 Magazine (a renowned magazine for the not-so-straight woman) spoke to Helen about why we set up Brilliant Beginnings and what motivates a woman to become a surrogate.
Natalie talks to We Are Family magazine about surrogacy for gay dads
We Are Family magazine (a quality monthly glossy for alternative families) has interviewed Natalie about the current landscape for surrogacy for gay dads in the UK, and how we are working to make things easier through Brilliant Beginnings.
Brilliant Beginnings’ campaign for surrogacy reform featured in the Guardian magazine
This weekend’s Guardian magazine cover story ‘Why men decide to become single dads’ has featured BB’s campaign for solo parents through surrogacy.
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UK law gives maternity leave for surrogates, while Europe lags behind
Legislation giving important new employment rights to parents through surrogacy has officially become law in the UK.
A case in point: why we need better law for UK surrogacy
Brilliant Beginnings is campaigning for a better legal framework for UK surrogacy, and a recent UK court decision shows why.
Brilliant Beginnings’ campaign for surrogacy reform featured in the Guardian magazine
This weekend’s Guardian magazine cover story ‘Why men decide to become single dads’ has featured BB’s campaign for solo parents through surrogacy.
Brilliant Beginnings House of Commons event on surrogacy law reform
Brilliant Beginnings’ surrogacy campaign was launched at the UK Houses of Parliament on Tuesday evening.
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