An Idaho Woman Just Became the First American Surrogate to Die During Pregnancy

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By Baleigh Scott - Posted at Verily.com:

An Idaho woman named Brooke who was serving as a surrogate died October 8, along with the twins she was carrying, due to pregnancy complications. Brooke was reportedly carrying twins for a couple from Spain, where surrogacy is illegal. According to the GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her memorial service, Brooke was “a surrogate mother to five babies.”

The market for surrogate mothers is booming in the U.S. and worldwide. Although statistics are difficult to find, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that babies born to surrogates grew 89 percent between 2004 and 2008. But the growing economy of children has put an increasing number of women, particularly low-income women, at risk. Brooke is the first known U.S. woman to die from surrogate pregnancy, but many others have died throughout the world.

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