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Pioneers: Series 1: Kim Cotton

Kim Cotton

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Pioneers, Series 1, Kim Cotton

Kim Cotton talks about the emotional impact of becoming the UK's first surrogate mother.

Kim Cotton tells Clare English about the emotional impact and downsides of becoming the UK's first surrogate mother. From 2011.

Kim Cotton talks about the emotional impact after becoming the UK's first surrogate mother. 

She explains to Clare English about how this supposedly wonderful experience was quickly overshadowed by not only a media circus, but also by public criticism.

She describes how she received very little support from the surrogate agency which left her feeling completely isolated and mentally unprepared for when it came time to hand over baby Cotton.

Producer: Philip Sime

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2011.

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