Regulators eye India's surrogacy sector

There is silence in the room as everyone is anxiously looking at a black monitor.

The doctor uses a hand-held ultrasound probe on the baby bump. Soon a fuzzy black and white image comes alive on the screen and there are loud shouts of welcome relief.

The doctor announces that the five month old unborn baby is doing well.

Neerja Chaudhary, 35, (not her real name) who is lying on the clinic bed, is no ordinary mother.

This is her fifth pregnancy, but only two of the previous babies have been her own.

Ms Chaudhary is a professional surrogate, member of a growing group of...