California Surrogacy for Intended Parents: What You Need to Know

Chinese-Speaking Intended Parents

1. Do intended parents need to live in the United States to pursue surrogacy in California?

Intended parents do not necessarily need to live in the United States throughout their California surrogacy journey.

Many international intended parents coordinate fertility care, embryo planning, surrogate matching, medical appointments, legal services, and pregnancy support while living outside the United States. Travel requirements can vary depending on each family's fertility treatment, medical schedule, legal circumstances, and plans surrounding the birth.

Westwood Surrogacy helps international intended parents coordinate the different stages of their California surrogacy journey and communicate with the appropriate professionals involved.

2. Does Westwood Surrogacy provide support for Chinese-speaking intended parents?

Yes. Westwood Surrogacy provides personalized support for international intended parents, including Chinese-speaking families.

A surrogacy journey can involve fertility clinics, medical providers, attorneys, insurance professionals, escrow services, and other specialists. Clear communication between these professionals is especially important when intended parents are managing their journey from another country.

Our goal is to help families understand each stage of the process and coordinate communication with the appropriate professionals throughout their California surrogacy journey.

3. How does surrogacy in California work for Chinese intended parents?

For Chinese intended parents, the California surrogacy process generally involves several stages, including an initial consultation, fertility and embryo planning, gestational carrier matching, medical screening, legal agreements, escrow and insurance coordination, embryo transfer, pregnancy support, and planning for the baby's birth.

Because the intended parents may live outside the United States, travel and cross-border documentation may also need to be considered.

Westwood Surrogacy provides coordination and personalized support throughout the process while working alongside independent medical and legal professionals.

4. How often do intended parents need to travel to California?

The amount of travel required can vary from family to family.

Some parts of the surrogacy journey can be coordinated remotely, while certain fertility treatments, medical appointments, legal matters, or arrangements surrounding the birth may require travel to California.

Westwood helps intended parents understand the different stages of their journey and plan ahead for situations where their physical presence may be needed.