also: だいりぼしゅっさん
surrogate birth; surrogacy
Refers to the process where a surrogate mother gives birth. Often used in medical, legal, or ethical discussions.
Laws regarding surrogate birth differ by country.
They opted for surrogate birth.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading だいりぼしゅっさん is more common than だいりははしゅっさん.
Alternate reading using はは for 母. Less common and may be considered non-standard.
Compound of 代理 (dairi, 'proxy') + 母 (bo/haha, 'mother') + 出産 (shussan, 'childbirth'). The reading だいりぼしゅっさん uses the on'yomi for 母, while だいりははしゅっさん uses the kun'yomi.