Doctor Answers Surrogate Pregnancy Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Psychologist, author and Senior Partner at Growing Generations Kim Bergman joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about being a surrogate and the surrogacy process. Where do you begin with surrogacy? What happens if a surrogate decides they want to keep the baby? What are the risks involved with surrogacy? Answers to these questions and many more await on Surrogacy Support. #Surrogacy #Surrogate #WIRED 00:00 - Surrogacy Support 00:15 - Surrogacy when capable of having children 02:10 - Exploitative or empowering? 04:01 - “Third-party assisted reproduction” 05:02 - Friends is real-life, ask Phoebe 05:45 - Can a surrogate keep the baby? 07:03 - Traditional vs. gestational surrogacy 07:41 - Surrogacy abortion 09:31 - The limit of surrogate pregnancies 10:17 - The legalities of surrogacy miscarriage 11:25 - Job protection as a surrogate 11:46 - Where to begin? 14:34 - Judgement after surrogacy 16:03 - Can you relinquish a surrogate baby? 16:49 - How surrogates are recruited 18:42 - I didn’t know my wife offered to be a surrogate 19:48 - Surrogacy second thoughts 20:42 - Risks to a surrogate 22:06 - Legality of surrogacy in European countries 24:10 - Do surrogate babies develop attachment issues? 24:57 - How much does surrogacy cost? 25:56 - Baby health & the surrogate process 26:52 - How to start 27:26 - Surrogate vs. parental screening 28:30 - The impact on mental health 30:50 - Gattaca: is the writing on the wall? 31:39 - Should a surrogate child know? Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.