Partnered, Single, or Agency-Based: Every Surrogate Deserves Support

No two surrogacy journeys are the same. Some surrogates are single and navigating this experience independently. Others are partnered — in relationships that may be heterosexual, same-sex, or non-traditional in structure. Many are working with agencies, coordinating with intended parents they’ve just met.

Each experience is valid. And each surrogate deserves to be fully supported.

At Melancentric, we believe your relationship status, gender identity, or agency affiliation should never determine your access to care. If you’re carrying a baby for another family, you are still the one giving birth — and you deserve support that centers you.

For Partnered Surrogates — Including LGBTQ+ Relationships

Whether you're in a heterosexual or same-sex partnership, your relationship deserves care and respect throughout your surrogacy journey. Surrogacy affects both you and your partner — emotionally, physically, and logistically. And yet, this layer is often overlooked.

A Melancentric doula can:

• Help both you and your partner feel seen and supported

• Offer comfort techniques and labor coaching for your partner during birth

• Acknowledge and make space for the ways surrogacy can affect intimacy, parenting roles, and shared boundaries

• Be a neutral, grounding presence during appointments or delivery

We honor every kind of family — and we walk with you through every kind of relationship dynamic.

For Single Surrogates: You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

If you're a solo surrogate — by choice, by circumstance, or by calling — your emotional and physical wellbeing still matters deeply. Being single doesn’t mean you need to carry the weight of this experience on your own.

Doulas can:

• Be your constant support person through the entire journey

• Check in with you physically and emotionally during pregnancy

• Support you during labor, especially if you don’t have a dedicated partner or support team

• Offer postpartum care when the agency or intended family steps back

You may be doing this alone — but that doesn’t mean you need to be unsupported.

For Agency-Based Surrogates: You’re More Than a Contract

Working with a surrogacy agency can bring structure and legal protection — but it can also feel clinical or transactional. At Melancentric, we make sure your care is personal.

Whether you're matched with intended parents you barely know or have built a connection with them, your doula provides:

• Emotional support that centers you as the birthing person

• Guidance through medical visits, birth planning, or advocacy conversations

• Confidential, nonjudgmental space to talk about feelings before and after birth

• A constant presence before, during, and after delivery — long after your agency has wrapped up

We’re not part of your contract — we’re part of your circle.

You Deserve Respectful Support — No Matter Your Path

Whether you're carrying for a stranger, a sibling, a same-sex couple, or a close friend...
Whether you're legally married, happily partnered, or fiercely independent...
You are still the one bringing life into this world — and that matters.

At Melancentric, we believe doulas are for you. Not because you’re parenting the baby — but because you are birthingthe baby. And you should never have to do that unsupported.

Melancentric offers doula care for surrogates across San Diego and Southern California, including Medi-Cal coverage, military discounts, and self-pay options. If you’re a surrogate — no matter what your story looks like — we’re ready to walk with you.