Overview
- They held a Zoom call with a Los Angeles clinic to make the arrangements more concrete, according to Anna-Maria’s Instagram updates.
- Two separate surrogates are planned with one embryo each to lower the risk of premature birth.
- Embryos were created and frozen earlier, and genetic screening reportedly showed no abnormalities.
- Anna-Maria says prior complicated pregnancies and a miscarriage led doctors to advise her not to carry another child.
- The announcement drew online criticism and legal questions in Germany, where commercial surrogacy faces restrictions, prompting the couple to pursue the process in the United States.