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'A magical moment': Teachers turn friendship across the hall into family through surrogacy

On April 1, 2024, Anna Miller and Morgan Hurst turned a long across-the-hall friendship at Miller Middle School, Marshalltown, Iowa, into family when Hurst served as surrogate and pregnancy occurred on the first try.
After about a decade of trying and many IVF cycles, Anna Miller, Miller Middle School teacher, and her husband shifted to surrogacy on medical teams' advice.
But she was the first one to say, 'I'd be willing to do this.' Morgan Hurst, Miller Middle School teacher and surrogate, said her really easy pregnancies and supportive husband made the choice straightforward.
At the birth in December, Morgan made sure Anna Morgan had the first moments, and Hurst said she wanted Miller to experience it first, reflecting their close bond.
At Miller Middle School, students even assumed the pair were siblings, reflecting deep community ties, while families nearly bonded and the school celebrated the child's first birthday with cake.

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