Back in the 1980s, when Mary Beth Whitehead battled an infertile couple for custody of the baby she had carried on their behalf, surrogacy was a little-known practice that raised big ethical questions ...

Surrogacy, a reproductive arrangement in which a woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of another person or couple, has provided a path to parenthood for many for whom it was previously ...

DALLAS — Stephanie Levesque is an ardent supporter of surrogacy because the process brought her and so many other families immense joy. She is finally ready to talk about the pain she endured over the ...

Most surrogates are paid thousands of dollars to bear a child for someone else, but many say that's not the main motivation. Women who are eager... Carrying 'Dreams': Why Women Become Surrogates Last ...

Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photos by Thinkstock. Last year, a 47-year-old California woman named Melissa Cook decided to become a commercial surrogate. Cook is a mother of four, ...

YouTube-turned-Netflix-star Ms. Rachel just announced the arrival of a new baby via surrogate. Baby whisperer Ms. Rachel—the YouTuber-turned-Netflix-star who built a multi-million dollar empire ...

Ashley Greene's pregnancy isn't hers. Her previous two pregnancies weren't hers either. The 38-year-old from Clinton is nearing the end of her third trimester, preparing to undergo childbirth for the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Five years ago, Stephanie Scott agreed to be a surrogate mother for an infertile couple on the East Coast. It was an awful experience. The California surrogate agency brokering the ...

On the afternoon of Aug. 3, 2018, in a Fargo, N.D., delivery room, proud new parents Elizabeth and Gavin Waletich grasped the hands of Heidi Fritz, the woman who had just given birth to their daughter ...

Baby whisperer Ms. Rachel—the YouTuber-turned-Netflix-star who built a multi-million dollar empire entertaining the youngest of viewers—now has an infant of her own. The new mom, who also shares a ...