What to expect at an embryo transfer – Nicky visits the TFP Wessex Fertility Clinic
Client Manager Nicky visited the TFP Wessex Fertility Clinic to see how embryo transfers are done and explains each stage of the journey.
Support for surrogacy if you are working with someone you already know
Getting the right support when going through independent surrogacy, surrogacy with a family member or a friend, can help make the journey go smoother. Here’s how we can help.
UCL & Anna Freud Centre are looking for intended mothers to share their experiences of their surrogacy journey
Zeynep Gokcelik is an MSc student at UCL and the Anna Freud Centre studying early child development. Her research is a part of the larger Longitudinal Experiences and Adjustments in Parenthood Study (LEAPS) at the Anna Freud Centre. Find out more here.
Helen spoke at the Scottish Human Reproduction and Embryology Group conference in Dundee
The Scottish Human Reproduction and Embryology Group held a conference in May 2024. Helen spoke about surrogacy in the UK.
Do you have children born through international surrogacy aged 8 or over? Can you help their voices be heard in future law reform?
Brilliant Beginnings is delighted to be supporting the new phase of the Children’s Voices in Surrogacy Law project, which will focus on the views of children born through international surrogacy.
Surrogacy after IVF: What to do when it isn’t working
IVF is a long and often difficult road, and for some it doesn’t work. We explore what to do when IVF isn’t working, how surrogacy can become a next step and what to consider.
HFEA to clarify guidance on exporting eggs, sperm and embryos for international surrogacy
We are pleased to report that the UK’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), is set to clarify its guidance on exporting eggs, sperm and embryos for surrogacy.
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.
Brilliant Beginnings event on Surrogacy in Canada, the Shard, London, 21 September 2018
Expert professionals from Brilliant Beginnings, NGA Law, Canadian Fertility Consultants, CReATe IVF Clinic, and Canadian attorneys at Hope Springs Fertility and Embury West LLP have teamed up to host a free event at the Shard, London.
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.
Helen in the Independent: British surrogacy law needs to be brought up to date
Helen has been interviewed for a feature in The Independent about intended parents going abroad for surrogacy.
Our surrogacy campaign on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
Natalie was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour’s Jenni Murray on Friday, in a discussion about the new maternity rights for surrogacy, and why there is more to be done to bring UK surrogacy law up to date.
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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New maternity leave rules risk excluding parents through surrogacy abroad
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews urging the government to ensure that the new maternity leave rules will benefit parents through international as well as UK surrogacy.
Helen in the Independent: British surrogacy law needs to be brought up to date
Helen has been interviewed for a feature in The Independent about intended parents going abroad for surrogacy.
Our surrogacy campaign on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
Natalie was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour’s Jenni Murray on Friday, in a discussion about the new maternity rights for surrogacy, and why there is more to be done to bring UK surrogacy law up to date.
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.
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