Demand for embryos to be shipped to New Zealand from overseas to create a child have increased due to Covid-19. Most surrogates are someone the intended parents know, but there is an increasing trend of people turning online to find someone. Dr Mary Birdsall, group director of Fertility Associates, says intended parents are having to rethink the process. Photo / Supplied"This means that it is regulated in that state, usually resulting in the intended parents being on the first US birth certificate. In some, like New Zealand, parents must adopt the child born through surrogacy, even if it is their biological child.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 26, 2021 21:46 UTC