Choosing the right organisations to support your US surrogacy journey
We explain how people choose the necessary organisations for their US surrogacy journeys from amongst the many, many different choices. And how we can help you find the right ones.
The BB team in Parliament – latest news on surrogacy law reform
The BB team was in Parliament this week, to hear the latest update on the government’s response to the Law Commissions’ proposals for surrogacy law reform
UK government to remove block on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy
We are thrilled to see the government’s announcement in Parliament yesterday that it will remove the bar on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy.
Education seminar: Where in the world can I go for surrogacy? 28 November 2023
Our education seminar will share our real experience of surrogacy in the UK, USA, Ukraine, Canada, Greece, Cyprus, Mexico and more
Is US surrogacy a transaction, a relationship or both?
We explain the nature of US surrogacy for UK intended parents, addressing the myth of cold surrogacy journeys and the realities of the relationships US surrogates want.
Gay dads and surrogacy research – can you help?
Non-biological gay/bisexual fathers’ experiences of becoming dads and bonding with their baby born by UK surrogacy – Call for Research Participants
Can you start a surrogacy journey in the US or Canada during COVID-19?
Surrogacy is continuing during the pandemic. We look at how processes have adapted for surrogacy in the US and Canada for UK intended parents.
Surrogate explains colostrum harvesting and expressing milk
Surrogate Manager Tracey talks through colostrum harvesting and her experience with expressing for her intended parents as their surrogate.
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.
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.
Brilliant Beginnings at the National Surrogacy Awards 2018
Brilliant Beginnings teamed up with Surrogacy UK, Fertility Road Magazine, independent surrogacy groups and other surrogacy professionals for the first ever National Surrogacy Awards.
The Brilliant Beginnings 2018 surrogates’ retreat
Enabling surrogacy in the UK is at the core of what we do at Brilliant Beginnings and NGA Law and in doing that we also work alongside professional organisations in the US and Canada.
National Surrogacy Week 1st – 7th August
We are delighted to announce that Brilliant Beginnings is involved with the very first National Surrogacy Week, alongside Surrogacy UK, independent surrogacy groups and other surrogacy professionals.
Brilliant Beginnings event on surrogacy in the USA, the Shard, London, May 2018
Do you want to find out more about US surrogacy from some of the UK and US’s leading professionals?
Brilliant Beginnings seminar for single parents, February 2018
Many of you joined us on Tuesday to explore the legal and practical aspects of a surrogacy arrangement for single parents.
The Fertility Show 2016, as part of National Fertility Awareness Week
Do you know the #HiddenFaces of fertility? It’s just two weeks till National Fertility Awareness Week 31 Oct – 6 Nov 2016, when Fertility Network UK is revealing the true picture of fertility struggles – fertility’s #HiddenFaces.
Out in the City talks to Helen about helping gay dads find surrogates in the UK and abroad
Out in the City’s December/January issue features a Q&A on how Brilliant Beginnings was set up and how we help gay dads have families through surrogacy.
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 (Removed, Delection Pending)
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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