by Tina Rella (Author), Pacific Fertility Center Los Angeles (Author), Sharon Lamothe (Author)
Surrogacy Helps Make a Family Grow is the heartfelt story of a family who decides to help a couple start of family of their own through gestational surrogacy. This book acts as an educational tool for children of gestational surrogates to better understand what their mothers are going through and the tremendous gift of family.
Author Biography
Sharon LaMothe has been in the Infertility Field since 1998. As a Gestational Surrogate, Sharon has given birth to twin girls and in 2000, was invited to join a Florida legal firm recruiting & managing surrogacy arrangements. After leaving the legal arena in 2003, Sharon then co-owned & operated Surrogacy Consultants of Florida, LLC, the first successful independent surrogacy agency in Florida. In January 2005 Sharon once again became a GS and gave birth to girl/boy twins for a same sex couple using Donor Eggs. The doors of SCF officially closed after the last surrogate gave birth to healthy twins in Jan. 2009. Sharon has participated on many boards including Fertility Within Reach, Fertile Action, OBGYN.net, The Pregnancy Corner, AFOMO, PVED, and currently is a member of the ASRM and Seattle Tacoma Area Reproductive Society (STARS). Sharon is also the Owner of LaMothe Services, LLC, an Assisted Reproductive Technology business solutions service & LaMothe Surrogacy Consulting aimed at teaching Intended Parents & Surrogates about surrogacy and their options, risks & rewards. She also writes for 3 successful blogs plus owns Infertility Answers, LLC, an educational & informational website for those researching Third Party Family Options & Pregnancy issues. Sharon has the pleasure of educating Intended Parents through support group appearances and speaking to professional organizations and businesses such as RESOLVE, ASRM, American Fertility Association, SMART ART, START ART, Fertile Dreams, American Association of Tissue Banks, Microsoft, plus various webinars and has published articles in the AFA yearly directory as well as other industry publications and magazines. Sharon's educational background includes a Social Service major which encompassed classes in Crisis Identification and Intervention, Interviewing and Counseling, Communication in Groups and Organizations. Sharon is the author of Surrogacy Helps Make a Family Grow and currently resides in Seattle, WA. You can connect with Sharon on these Social Media sites: https: //www.facebook.com/SharonLaMothe Facebook http: //twitter.com/SharonLaMotheTwitter http: //www.linkedin.com/in/lamotheservices LinkedIN https: //pinterest.com/lamotheservices/ Pinterest Surrogacy 101 Learn more about Third Party Family Building http: //infertilityanswers.typepad.com/surrogacy_101