Unlike the movie, there is absolutely no chance that a Circle surrogate could forge her pregnancy test and collect fees without being pregnant. “In the first place,” reports John,\u201d surrogates are not considered pregnant until we get the results from an independent clinic of several blood tests first, and then an ultrasound confirmation of a heartbeat. Furthermore, both our surrogates and their partners are so well screened, that it is unlikely that they would even contemplate faking a pregnancy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAdditional protocols are in place at Circle that would have prevented several more comic episodes in the movie. Money is never directly exchanged or even discussed between the IPs and carriers, as it is handled by the law firm, which maintains a separately held escrow account. IPs are encouraged to visit the carrier’s home well before the surrogacy process begins. Experienced social workers (and\/or former clients) coach IPs about how to avoid being perceived as over controlling, while dealing with their unavoidable anxieties during the process. Indeed, many surrogates live some distances from their IPs, and so most of the communication is done over emails and phone calls.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo while Baby Mama is a funny comedy of mistakes, miscommunications and personality clashes, luckily, well planned surrogacies are nothing like the one in the film” concluded Weltman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Circle Surrogacy offers reality check for hit comedy 'Baby Mama' - Proud Parenting<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n