Surrogacy should not be seen as "wombs for rent". It's a special act of sacrifice that can form a deep relationships between two families.
Watch the touching video above of how one mom decided she was willing to give the ultimate gift to another mom, who was unable to give birth to her own baby after suffering a haemorrhage at 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Read more about surrogacy in South Africa:
The new parental leave bill grants SA surrogate parents paid leave too
Surrogacy: The proposed law against the "genetic-link requirement" and the ConCourt ruling
Q&A: All you need to know about surrogacy
Robynne’s story: “We had a baby via a surrogate”Diane’s story: I was a surrogate – after having twins via artificial insemination
“My endometriosis led to me having a child via surrogacy”
Woman acts as surrogate for her best friend, who died before baby arrives