The first successful gestational surrogacy took place in 1985, in which a gestational surrogate carried a child genetically unrelated to her on behalf of the Intended Parents. The Intended Mother's fallopian tubes had been damaged by a childhood disease.

When was the first surrogate mother?

1978 – Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby", was born in England, the product of the first successful IVF procedure. 1985–1986 – A woman carried the first successful gestational surrogate pregnancy. 1986 – Melissa Stern, otherwise known as "Baby M," was born in the U.S.

When did surrogacy become common?

The Development Of Surrogacy Law. Surrogacy started to become more mainstream and legally sound beginning in 1976. The first surrogacy contract was drafted that year by lawyer Noel Keane, who went on to be known as the father of surrogate parenting.