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Surrogacy is booming. But new research suggests these pregnancies could be higher risk for women and babies

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par Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University

A new study from Canada has found women who agree to carry and birth babies in surrogacy arrangements face a higher risk of complications than other pregnant women.

These women were at two to three times the risk of health problems such as postpartum haemorrhages and pre-eclampsia. They were also more likely to give birth prematurely.

With an increasing number of people in Australia…

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