Introduction: Surrogacy is increasingly more used method by infertile couples in the world. There are more forms of surrogacy; traditional surrogacy, when the surrogate mother is also child's genetic mother, and gestational surrogacy, when the surrogate mother is just gestational mother. Considering the surrogate mother's motives to carry and give birth to couple's baby, surrogacy can be altruistic, when she wants to help, or commercial, when her goals are to earn money. Since in most countries surrogacy is prohibited, couples often decide for a cross-border surrogacy. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma work is to present surrogacy in the world. The goals of the diploma work are to present the positive and negative views on surrogacy with feelings of surrogate mothers and couples that went through surrogacy. Methods: In the diploma work descriptive method of work with a literature review is used. The inclusion criteria were articles with a qualitative method of work. The exclusion criteria were articles with religious content and the topic of organ donation. Results: Surrogate mother and couple have their motives and reasons why they decided for surrogacy. Relationship between the surrogate mother and couple has a major impact on the fact if the experience of surrogacy is positive or negative. When pregnancy goes without complications, surrogacy is usually a positive experience. In cases where complications occur, it turns out to be the exploitation of a woman's body and a negative experience. With surrogacy, ethical dilemmas, fear and stress appear. Depending on where surrogacy was carried out, the experience of surrogate mother and couple is also influenced by the culture, religion, and acceptance of their relatives and loved ones for their decision of surrogacy. Discussion and conclusion: Surrogate mother and couple go over a process that is not easy. Everyone experiences surrogacy in their own way. For the protection and health of the female body, surrogate mother and fetus, and after the birth a child, it is necessary to define the arrangements for surrogacy with the laws and to fulfil them consistently.
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