This is my experience as an Independent Parent who went through a surrogacy journey in pandemic. With the help of an incredible medical team, an angel surrogate mother and her family helped bring my daughter to life. It was years of holding back on the idea of it, but it took leaving all I knew & loved in order to push through to becoming a mom. As I try to grow my family and the platform of assisted reproductive technology evolves, there’s a lot to navigate. I wanted to provide a resource for anyone dealing with infertility.
Publisher
Leslie Lopez
Category
kids & family · society & culture · society & culture
Sara Banta joins Mothers In Arms to share her experience with PCOS, secondary infertility, and the personal and family health challenges that led her into the health and wellness field as a mother of three.
Sara Banta is a renowned Certified Dietary Supplement Professional and a member of the National Association of Nutritional Professionals, and is celebrated for her dedication to empowering individuals to achieve optimal health through the transformative power of her cutting edge natural supplements, DNA-based nutrition, and lifestyle changes.
Host of Accelerated Health with Sara Banta, awarded as one of The Top Ten Health Podcasts, she offers invaluable insights into the latest trends, research, and breakthroughs in health and nutrition. Sara is an established trailblazer pioneering innovative solutions to support holistic well-being inspired by her dealing with secondary infertility as well as the health of her children.
Resources and Further Information
Sara Banta's website: https://sarabantahealth.com/ (https://sarabantahealth.com/)
Accelerated Health Products on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acceleratedhealthproducts (https://www.instagram.com/acceleratedhealthproducts)
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30 Aug 2026
Getting to the Root Cause with Dr Susan Fox
Dr Susan Fox has been working with her patients for over 20 years on a Whole-Health approach through Health Youniversity. She provides women with tools that help reach specific wellness goals towards navigating fertility and beyond. She believes in understanding Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Emotional and Environmental - are all separate parts of us.
Resources and Further Information
• Health Youniversity (https://healthyouniversity.co/) — Dr Susan Fox’s whole-health education platform
• Dr Susan Fox’s website (https://drsusanfox.com/) — Learn more about Dr Susan and her work
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3 Jul 2026
A Perfect Match & Coast to Coast
In this episode of the Mothers in Arms Podcast, we sit down with Kaitlin Pinkerton-Locher, CEO of A Perfect Match and Founder of Coast to Coast Sperm Donation.
Kaitlin’s story is deeply personal and historically significant. Her mother, Darlene Pinkerton, founded the agencies after her own journey helped shape a new path in reproductive medicine. That journey led to Kaitlin becoming the third person in the world born via surrogacy.
Today, the Pinkerton family continues to help lead the conversation around ethical standards, education, and care within the fertility and third-party reproduction space. Through A Perfect Match and Coast to Coast Sperm Donation, Kaitlin carries forward a legacy rooted in compassion, advocacy, and responsible family-building.
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@aperfectmatchinc (https://www.instagram.com/aperfectmatchinc)
@asrm_org (https://www.instagram.com/asrm_org/)
Resources
A Perfect Match: https://www.aperfectmatch.com/ (https://www.aperfectmatch.com/)
Coast to Coast Sperm Donation: https://c2cdonation.com/ (https://c2cdonation.com/)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine: https://www.asrm.org/ (https://www.asrm.org/)
International Assisted Reproduction Education Alliance: https://www.iaealliance.org/ (https://www.iaealliance.org/)
Donor Conceived Community: https://www.donorconceivedcommunity.org/ (https://www.donorconceivedcommunity.org/)
U.S. Donor Conceived Council: https://www.usdcc.org/ (https://www.usdcc.org/)
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Engagement
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