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Hosted by Anna McKie · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 162 episodes
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Join Anna McKie in conversation with surrogates and parents who have navigated Australian altruistic surrogacy. Anna is a gestational surrogate, high school Math teacher and surrogacy educator working with Surrogacy Australia and running SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). These conversations were recorded as part of the free webinar series run by Surrogacy Australia. Dates and registration links on the website. To see the photos described in the recordings, find them on YouTube. Follow Surrogacy Australia on facebook and instagram.
Anna McKie hosts Surrogacy Australia Conversations, a kids show with 162 episodes published.
This series of episodes springs from my work with SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). When Intended Parents (IPs) have completed their profile and are in the pool of IPs waiting to connect with a surrogate, I d
3 Counsellors guide us through what to expect for Intended Parents and Surrogates when planning for birth as a surrogacy team. If you’d like to arrange your own session with Narelle, Ellie or Elise, you can find them on
Surrogacy Legal issues with lawyer Kate Cherry. Kate has a passion for family law, having worked almost exclusively in the area since entering the legal profession in 2000 and thereafter to the High Court of Australia. I
Sarah and her partner Matthew, from Canberra, became parents to their daughter (Summer) in November 2022. Summer was carried by Kathryn, who was a friend of a friend, and was also created using the eggs from Sarah's sist
Jess and husband, Scott, live in South West Sydney with their 2 daughters and she has birthed 2 girls as a surrogate, Firth in April 2022 and Logan in September 2025. The two dads, Ryan and Adam, who live in the Blue Mou
Alannah and husband Jayden from regional Victoria, became parents to their daughter (Phoenix) in December 2022. Phoenix was carried by surrogate Tara, Alannah's best friend, and was also created using donor eggs from Ala
The current process is the surrogate, and her partner if she has one, goes down on the first birth certificate as birth parent(s). The reason for this is so the parentage can be transferred from her to the IPs, the Inten
Aaron and Jake from Adelaide became parents to baby boy Xavier in December 2019 when their surrogate, and now life long friend, Amber, birthed as a Traditional Surrogate (her egg). Aaron is passionate about sharing their
Marlena and her wife, Merrin, live in Newcastle with their 2 young sons and she birthed little boy, Ezra, as a surrogate in August 2025. She met her IPs (Intended Parents) Jamie and Kody through our Surrogacy Australia M
This series of episodes springs from my work with SASS (Surrogacy Australia’s Support Service). When Intended Parents (IPs) have completed their profile and are in the pool of IPs waiting to connect with a surrogate, I d
Kody and his husband Jamie from Melbourne, became dads to their son Ezra in August 2025. Their surrogate, Marlena, lives with her wife and two sons in Newcastle. Their team connected through our Surrogacy Australia Month
Felicity from Canberra became mum to Jackson in June 2017 and then Harper in April 2020. They were carried by their now life long friend Kristy via gestational surrogacy arrangements in the USA. Felicity suffered from in
Hear from Dr Glenn Sterling (IVF Specialist and founder of Life Fertility) when he was co-host on our webinar series. ❤️ How are the eggs collected from my donor? 🧡 How are the embryos made and genetically tested? 💛 Wh
Brie birthed as a surrogate in Brisbane in February 2025 for her brother Brendan and his wife Laura. They had a little boy, Mason, and the journey was a long distance one with the IPs living in Penrith, NSW. Brie lives w
This question is relevant for both IPs (Intended Parents) and surrogates. For IPs - basically you need to not have a uterus (be a same sex male couple, or a single man, or were born without a uterus, or have had a hyster
Michelle and her husband Jono have 2 sons through surrogacy, born 5 weeks apart. Michelle's mum, Jasmina, at the age of 52, birthed Hugo in December 2022, and Jono's sister, Sophie, mother of 3 herself, birthed Spencer i
Deb and her husband, from Canberra, became parents to their daughter (Hannah) in December 2019. Hannah was carried by Rachel, who is the wife of Deb's brother, and they live in QLD. They have two older boys through foste
Rachel birthed as a surrogate in Cairns in December 2019. She carried for her husband's sister and brother in law who lived in Canberra at the time, and they had a little girl, Hannah. Rachel has been an active member of
When Cheyne and Chris, from QLD, decided to start their family, friend and former neighbour Laura stepped up with an incredible offer to carry their child. While she originally offered to be a traditional surrogate, a cl
Laura birthed as a surrogate on the Sunshine Coast in August 2025 for a couple who were previously her neighbours 10 years ago. They had a little boy, and his dads are Cheyne and Chris who also live in QLD. Laura is a me
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