Surrogate Requirements

Les Petits Surrogacy is a nationwide and international agency.

Considering becoming a surrogate? Here are our surrogate requirements

If you’re considering giving the greatest gift to others by becoming a surrogate, thank you! By being part of this life-changing experience, you can make someone else’s dream of parenthood come true. Before you turn your dream into action, it’s important to know that not all women are eligible to become surrogates. Please review our surrogate requirements below, and contact us if you have questions about any of them.

Our agency’s surrogate requirements are in line with state laws, as well as all standards that support ethical and safe surrogacy. These guidelines are designed to ensure that our surrogates are physically, emotionally and mentally ready for pregnancy, and they also protect the baby by ensuring a healthy gestational environment.

What are the basic qualifications to become a surrogate?

If you are considering becoming a surrogate, review the criteria below.

  • Age 21 to 41
  • United States citizen or legal resident
  • Healthy height-to-weight ratio, often referred to as body mass index (BMI)
  • Have had at least one full-term, complication-free pregnancy
  • Have had no more than two C-section deliveries
  • No criminal record
  • No history of illegal drug use
  • Non-smoker/non-vaper and no current marijuana use
  • Financially stable, not heavily dependent on any state or federal financial assistance
  • Not currently taking medication for anxiety or depression
  • Comfortable leaving all decisions regarding termination and fetal reduction up to the intended parents

The surrogates we work with must live in a surrogacy-friendly state

Surrogacy regulations in the United States vary state by state and can change occasionally. As part of our surrogate requirements, we work only with surrogates who live in states with surrogacy-friendly laws.

These states allow all hopeful parents to pursue surrogacy, let the baby’s parents put their names on the birth certificate, and allow parents to legally establish their parenting rights before the baby is born. Reach out for more information if you are interested in becoming a surrogate, but are unsure if the state you reside in is surrogacy friendly.

Surrogate requirements protect both you and the baby

If you live in a surrogacy-friendly state and meet our surrogate requirements listed above, we would love to hear from you! We would be delighted to speak with you about our agency, our waiting families, and the process of surrogacy. Please contact us to learn more about becoming a surrogate. We are grateful for your generous heart and look forward to talking with you.