Why Should I Choose Surrogate Steps?

Choosing a surrogacy agency is an important decision. You want an agency that will protect your interests, explain each step clearly, and provide experienced support throughout your journey.

Surrogate Steps is trusted by fertility clinics and intended parents across the country for several reasons:

• Experienced surrogate coordinators: Our surrogate and parent coordinators have personal experience with surrogacy, including team members who have completed multiple journeys themselves. You will have someone who understands the process and can support you from application through delivery and beyond.
• Thorough surrogate screening: Surrogates are carefully screened using established medical and surrogacy guidelines before being presented to intended parents and fertility clinics.
• Attorney-directed agency: Surrogate Steps is directed by reproductive and surrogacy attorney Yifat Shaltiel. Our attorney-directed structure helps ensure that surrogate rights, ethical practices, and clear agreements remain central throughout the process.
• Competitive surrogate compensation: First-time surrogates receive $45,000 in base compensation. Depending on your previous surrogacy experience, location, and demand, you may qualify for an additional $5,000–$30,000 in base compensation. Surrogates may also receive additional payments for medical and legal clearance, medication start, embryo transfers, maternity clothing, monthly allowances, lost wages, childcare, travel, life insurance, and other benefits included in their compensation package.
• Licensed surrogacy agency: Surrogacy agencies are not regulated the same way in every state. Surrogate Steps operates as a licensed agency, providing additional standards and oversight designed to help protect the people we work with.

Most importantly, we want our surrogates to feel informed, respected, and supported throughout the entire journey.

More than 80% of our surrogates return to complete another surrogacy journey with Surrogate Steps.