Do Surrogates Receive Compensation if They Miscarry? and Other Surrogacy Questions Answered

Embarking on the journey to find a surrogate can be a challenging new experience. There’s incredible joy in imagining your baby’s story beginning to unfold, alongside the very real and natural worry that your surrogate could experience a miscarriage during the pregnancy. 

While there are unfortunately few guarantees in this process, partnering with Donor Concierge ensures you have a team of seasoned industry professionals by your side, ready to answer your questions, ease your concerns, and help you move forward despite these uncertainties. 

Navigating Every Step, Even the Unexpected

Our team will help you address these difficult questions early in the process. We’ll join you on a call with the surrogate candidate’s agency, where you can ask about their policies, including how payments will be handled in the event of a match break or miscarriage. 

Your surrogate contract outlines what happens during important milestones in the pregnancy, including how to navigate the unfortunate possibility of miscarriage. While it may feel uncomfortable to discuss these scenarios ahead of time, having these conversations early creates peace of mind. It ensures that everyone understands the plan, making the journey less overwhelming and offering you the reassurance you deserve in the future.

Common Questions About Surrogate Compensation & Miscarriage

How does surrogacy compensation work?  

Alongside emotional support, we rely on the careful planning laid out at the beginning of your surrogacy journey. 

Once we have identified a candidate who seems a suitable match for your journey, we will facilitate a conversation between you and her agency. On that call, you will discuss the fine print, including getting to understand the agency's financial timeline and the specific candidate's journey cost outline. 

A typical compensation package will include: 

• Base compensation 

• Pregnancy-related expenses 

• Insurance and other fees 

Compensation packages vary from agency to agency and candidate to candidate, but our role is to ensure that they are clearly communicated and that you have a confident understanding around the financial commitment of the journey. To ensure appropriate use of intended parents' funds, these monies will be managed through an escrow account. 

What does Donor Concierge do immediately after a surrogate miscarries?  

Our priority is always you. As your fertility concierge, we are here to provide support through every step of your journey, including if your surrogate experiences a miscarriage. We understand the hope and joy that each surrogacy pregnancy carries—and how devastating loss can feel. You won’t be rushed, and your grief won’t be overlooked. Instead, we offer every resource available, including a network of mental health professionals.  

Do surrogates receive their compensation even if they miscarry?  

Because of the way financial timelines in the process are arranged, it is likely that the surrogate candidate will receive some compensation for her efforts in the process, even if a miscarriage should, unfortunately, occur. For example, she may have received some compensation at med start, at embryo transfer, or at heartbeat confirmation; depending on the timing of the loss, she may even have received some portion of her compensation package. Our goal is for you to understand what those financial milestones are. 

What do intended parents do after a surrogate miscarries?  

What comes next will depend on each match, agency, medical recommendations, and circumstance.  

Some parents and surrogates turn to supportive communities or take a pause before deciding what to do next. Pausing doesn’t mean giving up—it simply allows for time to process the loss. Many parents also find comfort through therapists, grief support groups, or symbolic rituals that help honor their loss. During the match process, our team will help you understand how your agency partner will support you at this stage of the journey, and how they will handle moving forward, should the journey be less straightforward. 

Our priority is always you. Although no one can predict a journey outcome, our goal remains to guide, inform, and support you every step of the way. 

To learn more about how we navigate surrogacy matching and provide support through every stage, get in touch with us online or call us at (415) 663-6097.