Add a stateLawSummary block per state hub explaining whether gestational surrogacy is enforceable, whether pre-birth orders are available, and whether compensated arrangements are legal. Surrogacy law has shifted significantly in the last decade (Michigan 2024, New York 2021), so date-stamp the summary and refresh it annually.

Yes. Add an lgbtqProgram boolean column plus optional notes on same-sex-couple match rates, single-parent acceptance, and HIV-positive intended-parent acceptance. These flags matter materially. Some agencies have decades of LGBTQ family-building experience while others are nominally inclusive without practical experience.

Add a baseCompensationRange column (typical 45-65k currently in the US) plus an extraCompensationNotes field for multiples, C-section, and lost-wages allowances. Display as a range. Intended parents budgeting for a journey need realistic numbers since total cost commonly reaches 150-200k including agency, legal, medical, and surrogate costs.

Add an internationalAcceptance column with values yes, yes-with-conditions, or no. Some US agencies are exceptionally experienced with European, Asian, or Australian intended parents and handle the visa, embassy, and citizenship steps as part of their service. Others decline international cases entirely. Surfacing this filter cleanly avoids wasted inquiries.

SEEDS (Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy) is the leading US ethics body for the field. Add a seedsMember boolean column plus an ethicalStandardsNote field. SEEDS membership signals adherence to compensation, matching, and disclosure standards that meaningfully differentiate ethical agencies from less-scrupulous operators.

Yes. Add an escrowPartner column. Escrow is a critical financial protection for intended parents and surrogates, and agencies that self-manage escrow rather than using a licensed third-party escrow service represent meaningful additional risk. Surfacing this is one of the most important transparency steps a directory can take.

Add a previousName field and a parentCompany field. The surrogacy agency space has consolidated significantly. Intended parents researching multi-year-old reviews benefit from knowing that 'Smith Surrogacy' is now part of a larger group, since service quality often shifts after acquisition.

Independent attorney representation for both intended parents and surrogates is essential and legally required in most US jurisdictions. A linked /surrogacy-attorneys/{state}/ page group can pair with the agency directory using the same sheet pattern, surfacing local reproductive-law specialists per state.