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Quality of relationship with surrogate
• Large majority of fathers content with level of contact with surrogate
– Discontent fathers wanted more contact
• Only 1 family reported a negative relationship with surrogate
– The others described the relationship in positive or neutral terms
– 28% of children who were in contact with the surrogate had a close relationship with her
Quality of relationship with surrogate
• “She’ll always be special in our lives, she will always have a place there, we will always remain in contact if she wants too...”
• “Our surrogate who is a huge part of our life.”
• “We have a great relationship, she is like a relative to us. ...we’re very close to her husband. It was a real bonding experience for us, I think they’re probably some of the closest people to us really...
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