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Carrying for Another: A Surrogacy Journey with Dacia Celis

What is it really like to carry a baby for another family? In this episode of Chatty Doulas we sit down with Dacia Celis—a Denver-based doula, childbirth educator, and placenta encapsulator with Intuitive Birth—to unpack the complex, heartwarming, and eye-opening reality of gestational surrogacy.

Dacia shares her personal story of stepping into surrogacy: from initial psychological evaluations and agency matching to navigating legal contracts and intense hormone cycles.

Together, they discuss:

The screening process, background checks, and criteria required for surrogates.

The matching process…

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