Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Louise and Kasper want to become parents, but Louise cannot have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear her child, but things don't turn out quite as planned...
Kate Holbrooková je večne podráždená osamelá manažérka, ktorá celý život dávala kariéru na prvé miesto. Teraz, keď má tridsaťsedem, sa konečne rozhodla mať dieťa. Čoskoro však zisťuje, že má veľmi malú šancu otehotnieť, a preto chce zo zúfalstva využiť služby náhradnej matky. Navštívi stredisko pre náhradné rodičovstvo a hľadá ženu, ktoré jej dieťa odnosí. Keď sa jej príde predstaviť náhradná matka Angie, Kate sa trocha vydesí, pretože bláznivá a naivná Angie vôbec nespĺňa jej predstavy, ale nakoniec sa obe ženy dohovoria. Nezopodpovedná Angie úplne prevráti upätý svet Angie naruby.
V dystopickom USA je Offred nútená stať sa slúžkou - sexuálnou otrokyňou, ktorá funguje ako náhradná matka pre páry, ktoré nemôžu mať deti.
Before the death of her husband, Susie froze an embryo. Surrogate Lorna agrees to carry the child to help Susie. Danger begins to follow Susie and when Lorna disappears, she'll do all she can to save the life of her unborn child.
John a Laura Taylorovci tvoria mladý, profesionálny pár, ktorý zúfalo túži po dieťati. Po vyčerpaní všetkých ostatných možností si nakoniec najmú Annu, dokonalú ženu, ktorá sa má stať ich náhradnou matkou. Čím pokročilejšie však jej tehotenstvo je, tým závažnejšou a nebezpečnejšou sa stáva aj jej psychopatická posadnutosť Johnom. Manželia sú vtiahnutí do Anninej vražednej hry a musia si znova vybojovať kontrolu nad svojou budúcnosťou skôr, než bude príliš neskoro.
An aspiring actress in a small town in Rajasthan agrees to bear a child for a visiting couple seeking a surrogate mother, but her experience takes an unexpected turn when they refuse to have the child anymore.
Až doteraz stačila "grázlikom" Parkerovi a Longbaughovi len malá pouličná zlodejina okorenené bitkami po baroch. Obaja mladíci ale chcú zmenu, niečo, čo z nich urobí slávnych boháčov. Rozhodnú sa teda k únosu tehotného dievčaťa. O túto mladú ženu však je veľký záujem. Má totiž porodiť dieťa jednému z najbohatších mužov v krajine. A ten je kvôli svojmu potomkovi schopný rozpútať vojnu. Okrem komanda bodyguardov povolá aj neobvyklého vyjednávača Joe Sarna, ktorý sa únoscom okamžite zavesí na päty. Ani gangstri sa však nehodlajú vzdať bez boja. Nenávisť stojí proti nenávisti a krv bude vykúpená zase len krvou ...
Lando Buzzanca plays a man desperate to father a male heir. However, his wife (Roseanne Podesta) is apparently barren. They decide to use a surrogate mother, which, since this was in the days before artificial insemination, means Buzzanca will have to impregnate the surrogate the "old-fashioned" way. After a mishap involving a VERY unattractive but fertile widow, Buzzanca sets his sights on young girl (Gloria Guida) at an orphanage for unwed mothers (who has already given an illegitimate child up for adoption). They hire her as a maid, but she is under the impression they're going to adopt her, leading to some quasi-incestual misunderstandings...
When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will quickly challenge their perceptions of connection, boundaries and the particulars of love.
Joseph learns that his son and his companion have just perished in an accident. They were expecting a child via a surrogate mother in Belgium. What will become of their future baby? Is Joseph the legitimate grandfather? Carried by the promise of this birth which will prolong the existence of his son, the sexagenarian goes to meet the young Flemish woman with a fierce and indomitable character.
When Alice loses her baby in an act of violence, she learns she cannot have children on her own. She and her husband are overjoyed when they find a surrogate to give them the baby they've always wanted. But Alice's happiness soon turns to jealousy and a deadly rage, causing her to stop at nothing to get her baby.
A couple, wants to realize their dream of having a child with a Ukrainian surrogate mother - and then the war comes.
A year after the death of their beloved Lily, Beau and Caden learn that she froze some of her eggs and they must decide whether they are ready to take the next step in their relationship and become parents.
Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves out of the family home. Though Mildred thinks she's found her purpose when her neighbor, overworked single mother Monica, asks her to look after her little boy, she has great difficulty learning to strike a healthy balance between giving selflessly to others and remembering to take care of herself.
Melody, 28 years old, a confused child born under the name X, decides to rent out her body in order to get the money she needs to realize her dream: opening a hair-dressing salon. To do so, she accepts to carry the child of Emily, a rich English woman 48 years old who can no longer have children. To make sure everything goes well and keep an eye on her future child, Emily decides to welcome Melody into her home and stay by her side throughout the pregnancy. Although they first appear to come from completely different worlds, the two women end up adopting each other: Melody finds in Emily the mother she never had, and Emily sees in Melody the daughter she always wanted to have. Evidently, the bonds that emerge during this double maternity create all sorts of doubts and questions.
A man falls in love with the surrogate who is carrying his child.
Amelia discovers her estranged and late daughter was a secret surrogate for a celebrity couple. Posing as a nanny, Amelia uncovers a dark truth about the surrogacy and learns she is not the only person who wants to claim the baby.
Loic and Seb are a couple living in Paris's gay district, the Marais. Seb is the owner of the district's most trendy, chic and camp nightclub. It's a world devoid of judging eyes where the clientele can be themselves. Things are just terrific. What's more, Loic's dream of transmitting his heart and soul to another human being is about to come true: he's going to be a father. He gave his sperm. Things are just terrific. Marie Haguette, their accomplice, is offering them this gift, the most beautiful gift that two gay guys could receive: a baby! She's three-months pregnant, that dicey moment when things could go wrong... Maybe this is why Loic has morning sickness, contractions and cravings. Things are just terrific. Except for love, Love with a capital L of course, upsets the pie-cart. Marie falls madly in love with Charles, a wonderful stranger, but at least he's straight. What's more, he's coming to dinner tomorrow night. What should Loic and Seb do?
After losing hope of conceiving a child on their own, Christy and Mitch turn to surrogacy in hopes of creating the perfect family. However, their confidence is quickly shaken when they discover that the young woman might not be as perfect as they first thought...