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| The Role of Hospital in Surrogacy |  Actually, surrogacy can take place in any hospital, however, there are hospitals, which have been involved in coordinating surrogate delivery experiences. The aim of these hospitals is to have the surrogate delivery experience flow as naturally as any planned pregnancy experience. There are the steps, which the team of the hospital is to take in order to assure the Intended Parents, as well as the Surrogate Mother that they have their best interest in mind throughout the entire course of the pregnancy.
1. The hospital’s team sets the entire process in motion upon being notified of a coming surrogate delivery. It is possible to become aware of either with the help of letter or from the attorney.
2. After that they are to contact the Intended Parents and gather all necessary information. The information is possible to receive either by phone or during a personal interview. The following questions can be included into the interview, however, they are not to be limited to:
Who will be present during the delivery?
Has the Surrogate Mother discussed all the details with her obstetrician / midwife?
Is there a Pediatrician selected?
What information might be necessary and at what stage of a surrogacy agreement?
3. After that the team composition is determined in order to make every surrogacy delivery both a wonderful and memorable experience for all participants of the surrogacy arrangement. The team is to consist of:
Obstetrician;
Pediatrician;
Administrative Representative for Women’s Services;
Nurse Manager for Labor Suite;
Nurseries;
Maternity Unit
As for the other members, they may have somewhat more limited involvement in the process, and representatives from the following spheres may be included:
Risk Management;
Admissions Department;
Medical Recorders and / or Birth Certificate Clerk.
4. It is necessary to have a contract person designated, so, that he or she may facilitate the course of hospital stay and bridge communication from the office of the Physician to hospital and ultimately home care follow – up. This person is to be knowledgeable of all the required paperwork, as well as for services as advocate for the Intended Parents during the stay. Because of the confidential nature of nearly every surrogate delivery, this person is to keep appropriate staff informed and at ease with the steps on an ongoing basis.
5. Double banding may become necessary at the time of the delivery of the baby. One set of bands is to identify infant information to math that of the Intended Parents. The second set of infant banding is to link the infant to his or her Surrogate Mother. There is no doubt, that there are other options to consider when completing the process of identification.
In case if all these steps are kept under control, the birthing experience would most likely flow along the natural lines, striving to meet family expectations for the birthing experience.
Therefore, while the process itself may take some additional steps, surrogacy itself is a wonderful gift, which can be offered to childless families, seeking to have a baby, genetically related to them.
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