"I have been a surrogate mother three times": how much does it cost to carry a child for another family

Surrogate motherhood in Ukraine is still a topic that is whispered about, because there are many stereotypes and questions surrounding it. But what really happens?

Olga Kibenko, who has been a surrogate mother three times and runs her own agency for finding and selecting donors and surrogate mothers, shared her story exclusively for LIGA.net.

We also asked medical lawyer Olga Shevelova about the laws that regulate surrogacy in Ukraine and what legal loopholes exist in this area.

In this article, you will learn:

• why Olga decided to become a surrogate mother and how everything happened;
• how surrogacy works from the inside;
• what legal guarantees do the biological parents and the surrogate mother receive;
• how much do surrogate mothers earn;
• how surrogacy is regulated at the legislative level in Ukraine.