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A still-unnamed newborn is held by his biological mother during a birthday party held for him on his last day at the clinic before going home in Anand, India on April 12, 2007. (The party was also meant to celebrate the first birthday of the first surrogate baby at the clinic). The biological parents of the newborn, who wished not to be named, are from Hyderabad in southern India and had been trying for a baby for 15 years and suffered six miscarriages. The surrogate Daxa (no surname), 28, agreed to be a surrogate so she could build a better house for her family. Dr. Patel currently has more than 25 women who have been implanted with embryos at her clinic. A few have already gone through the process once and are eager for a second go-round. While Patel claims many of the women do this for altruistic reasons, she acknowledges that money was the primary reason these women had queued up to be surrogates; without it, the list would be short, if not nonexistent. Payment usually ranges from about $2,800 to $5,600, a fortune in a country where annual per capita income hovers around $500.

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A still-unnamed newborn is held by his biological mother during a birthday party held for him on his last day at the clinic before going home in Anand, India on April 12, 2007. (The party was also meant to celebrate the first birthday of the first surrogate baby at the clinic). The biological parents of the newborn, who wished not to be named, are from Hyderabad in southern India and had been trying for a baby for 15 years and suffered six miscarriages. The surrogate Daxa (no surname), 28, agreed to be a surrogate so she could build a better house for her family. Dr. Patel currently has more than 25 women who have been implanted with embryos at her clinic. A few have already gone through the process once and are eager for a second go-round. While Patel claims many of the women do this for altruistic reasons, she acknowledges that money was the primary reason these women had queued up to be surrogates; without it, the list would be short, if not nonexistent. Payment usually ranges from about $2,800 to $5,600, a fortune in a country where annual per capita income hovers around $500.