Stage of surrogacy at the interview
|
Awaiting agreement and pregnancy
|
15/33
|
45
|
[29-63]
|
During pregnancy
|
14/33
|
42
|
[26-61]
|
After delivery
|
4/33
|
12
|
[4-29]
|
Previous experience as a surrogate
|
Yes
|
4/32
|
13
|
[4-30]
|
No
|
28/32
|
88
|
[70-96]
|
Previous experience as an egg donor
|
Yes
|
15/18
|
83
|
[58-96]
|
No
|
3/18
|
17
|
[4-42]
|
Main reason for surrogacy commitment
|
Financial
|
32/33
|
97
|
[82-100]
|
Other
|
1/33
|
3
|
[0-18]
|
Comparison of surrogacy with previous job
|
Surrogacy is better paid
|
14/21
|
67
|
[43-85]
|
Surrogacy offers better working conditions
|
5/21
|
24
|
[9-48]
|
No comparison made
|
2/21
|
10
|
[2-32]
|
Would recommend her daughter to become a surrogate
|
Yes
|
7/13
|
54
|
[26-80]
|
No
|
6/13
|
46
|
[20-74]
|
Would recommend surrogacy to another woman
|
Yes
|
17/18
|
94
|
[71-100]
|
No
|
1/18
|
6
|
[0-29]
|
Would repeat the surrogacy experience
|
Yes
|
3/15
|
20
|
[5-49]
|
No
|
12/15
|
80
|
[51-95]
|
Surrogate thinks that surrogacy is an unaccepted practice in the Indian society
|
Yes
|
30/30
|
100
|
[86-100]
|
No
|
0/30
|
0
|
[0-14]
|
Surrogate will keep surrogacy commitment secret
|
Yes
|
28/33
|
85
|
[67-94]
|
No
|
5/33
|
15
|
[6-33]
|
Expressed desire to see the child at birth or to have some news
|
Yes
|
10/21
|
48
|
[26-70]
|
No
|
11/21
|
52
|
[30-74]
|
Expressed difficulties or apprehension about being a surrogate
|
Yes
|
18/32
|
56
|
[38-73]
|
No
|
14/32
|
44
|
[27-62]
|
Why did surrogate think that intended parents would choose / had chosen her (sevezral possible answers)
|
Physical criteria
|
14/26
|
54%
|
[34-73]
|
Already a mother and a wife
|
12/26
|
46%
|
[27-66]
|
Personality
|
5/26
|
19%
|
[7-40]
|
Reproductive history
|
6/26
|
23%
|
[10-44]
|
Chance or the will of God
|
4/26
|
15%
|
[5-36]
|
Intended use of money (several possible answers)
|
Children
|
17/33
|
52%
|
[34-69]
|
Regular expenses
|
14/33
|
42%
|
[26-61]
|
Pay debts
|
10/33
|
30%
|
[16-49]
|
Get the family its own home
|
9/33
|
27%
|
[14-46]
|
Other
|
5/33
|
15%
|
[6-33]
|
Had a preference regarding intended parents (age, marital status, religion or origins)
|
Yes
|
3/21
|
14%
|
[4-37]
|
No
|
18/21
|
86%
|
[63-96]
|
Who suggested surrogacy
|
Friends and/or family
|
17/33
|
52%
|
[34-69]
|
Media, TV
|
11/33
|
33%
|
[19-52]
|
Broker
|
3/33
|
9%
|
[2-25]
|
Other
|
2/33
|
6%
|
[1-22]
|
Who took the decision for surrogacy commitment
|
Family or marital decision
|
26/30
|
87%
|
[68-96]
|
Surrogate alone
|
4/30
|
13%
|
[4-32]
|