Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers. In late 2021, she agreed to act as a surrogate through an agency that paired her with a gay couple from Washington, D.C.

Surrogate mothers may face a higher risk of health complications than women who carry their own children, a new study has found. About 8% of surrogates develop conditions like severe postpartum ...