- It has been terrible weeks, says Jenny Zimmermann at Tammuz, which is one of the largest surrogate brokers in the world.
She does not want to say exactly how many clients, ie parents and surrogate mothers, the company has.
But the company's surrogates were based in the Kiev area before the invasion.
- We pretty quickly got a good idea of what was about to happen.
Already five days before the invasion, we were able to begin a relocation of our surrogate mothers.
As the situation worsened, more and more people were evacuated.
Since the first days of the war, all of the company's surrogate mothers have been in other countries, according to Zimmermann.
The children born during the period have been able to be reunited with their Swedish parents and leave the country.
- The last child born in Ukraine within our organization was born on February 26.
And there the family was at home in safety within a week and a half, she says.
- The births took place in hospitals and were handled just like any other births.
It went very well, everyone involved in the births felt well.
Can you guarantee that all your mothers and children are safe?
- I can do that.
We ourselves feel that it is our responsibility to ensure that surrogate mothers have a secure existence.
Has the evacuation of the surrogate mothers taken place with their consent in any case?
- Absolutely, we would never do anything against their will.
Surrogate mothers are primary in our organization and are always at the center.
Our mission is to ensure the business so that everyone is safe.
SVT has also sought the Swedish surrogate mediator Nordic Surrogacy, who declines an interview.
This is not the first time the company has faced a crisis situation. In the clip above, Zimmermann answers questions about how they reason about conducting surrogacy in crisis-stricken countries.