01
Begin here
Is surrogacy right for me?
Start with your health, pregnancy history, family support, timing, and reasons for considering a journey.
- What happens
- You compare the public requirements with your real life before spending time on a full application.
- What you do
- Talk with the people who support you, check the core requirements, and be honest about timing or pregnancy-history questions.
- What Patriot does
- We explain the public criteria and help you decide whether applying now, later, or not at all makes sense.
- What can change
- Recent delivery, breastfeeding, medical history, BMI, state, work, childcare, and home support can affect timing.
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After your fit
Eligibility and application
A short first step gives the team enough context to respond with a useful next action.
- What happens
- You share basic contact, pregnancy-history, location, and readiness information. A coordinator reviews the submission.
- What you do
- Answer accurately and gather the names of the providers or hospitals that hold your pregnancy and delivery records.
- What Patriot does
- We review the application, explain the likely next step, and tell you when more records or a later start date are needed.
- What can change
- Incomplete contact details, missing pregnancy history, or a very recent delivery can slow the first review.
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After apply
Screening and profile
Records, conversations, clinic review, and a thoughtful profile prepare you for a safe, compatible match.
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What the first screening steps are for.
The goal is not to make you prove perfection. It is to understand your history, support, timing, and clinic readiness before matching.
- What happens
- The team coordinates pregnancy-record review, screening conversations, clinic requirements, and profile preparation.
- What you do
- Request records promptly, attend scheduled reviews, and share the preferences that should shape your profile and match.
- What Patriot does
- We keep the sequence clear, help collect the right information, and prepare a profile that represents you honestly.
- What can change
- Provider response times, clinic-specific standards, insurance questions, and unresolved records can add time.
04
After get ready
Finding the right intended parents
A good match is shared values, realistic logistics, and a relationship that feels comfortable to both sides.
- What happens
- You review a possible family, prepare questions, meet, and decide whether you want to continue without pressure.
- What you do
- Ask about communication, appointments, travel, difficult decisions, delivery, and the relationship you hope to have.
- What Patriot does
- We introduce compatible profiles, help both sides prepare, and support a clear yes, no, or not-yet decision.
- What can change
- Geography, clinic fit, schedules, communication preferences, and values can make matching faster or slower.
05
After match
Legal, insurance, escrow, and compensation
Before medications begin, the agreement, insurance plan, payment administration, and independent legal support must be clear.
Before medication begins
1 Insurance review 2 Independent counsel 3 Contract complete 4 Escrow funded 5 Legal clearance
- What happens
- Insurance is reviewed, independent attorneys work through the agreement, and the payment and reimbursement plan is established.
- What you do
- Read every term, ask questions, confirm how expenses are handled, and make sure the agreement reflects what you discussed.
- What Patriot does
- We coordinate the people and milestones, explain the compensation structure, and keep the next required item visible.
- What can change
- Insurance exclusions, attorney revisions, escrow funding, travel needs, and match-specific terms can affect timing and amounts.
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After clear the plan
Medications and embryo transfer
The clinic calendar becomes the guide: medication teaching, monitoring, transfer day, and pregnancy testing happen in sequence.
The clinic calendar
Medication teaching → Monitoring → Transfer day → Pregnancy test
- What happens
- The fertility clinic issues the calendar, monitors your response, performs the embryo transfer, and schedules follow-up testing.
- What you do
- Follow the clinic instructions, keep medications and appointments organized, and report schedule or symptom questions to the clinic.
- What Patriot does
- We help coordinate timing, travel, reimbursements, and communication around the clinic-owned medical plan.
- What can change
- Clinic calendars, lining response, embryo readiness, travel, medication timing, or an unsuccessful transfer can change the plan.
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After transfer
Pregnancy and ongoing support
After early clinic monitoring, the journey shifts into obstetric care, communication, reimbursements, and birth planning.
- What happens
- The clinic confirms early milestones, care transitions to an obstetric provider, and the team prepares for pregnancy and delivery needs.
- What you do
- Attend care, share updates through the agreed channel, submit approved expenses, and raise support or scheduling needs early.
- What Patriot does
- We keep communication moving, help with approved logistics, and coordinate the non-clinical pieces around your care.
- What can change
- Medical needs, work and childcare logistics, travel, relationship expectations, and delivery planning can evolve during pregnancy.
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After pregnancy
Delivery, recovery, and life afterward
A clear hospital plan and postpartum support help everyone move through delivery and the weeks that follow.
- What happens
- The hospital plan guides arrival and communication, the intended parents welcome their baby, and postpartum recovery begins.
- What you do
- Share your birth preferences, follow your care team, ask for support, and give recovery the time and attention it deserves.
- What Patriot does
- We coordinate the plan, communication, approved final expenses, and continued check-ins after delivery.
- What can change
- Delivery timing, hospital policy, medical recovery, pumping choices, travel, and the relationship afterward are personal to each journey.