Inside Georgia's "Baby Factories" Where Thai Women Risk Childbirth For Money | Undercover Asia

In a world running out of babies, new life now carries a price. For Thai women working as surrogate mothers for strangers, that price is around $15,000. With exclusive access, Undercover Asia gets inside surrogacy supply chain, linking childless people - many from China - with Thai mothers in Georgia. Far from home, these women enter an unlikely womb-for-rent industry, driven by economic hardship and dominated by Chinese syndicates. 00:00 Asia's baby shortage 02:43 Why Thai women are becoming paid surrogates 06:43 Thailand's ban on commercial surrogacy 08:22 Surrogate children used for spare parts? 09:39 Is surrogacy wrong? 11:23 China's declining birth rate 13:45 80% of cross-border surrogacy driven by China 17:49 Inside a house for surrogate mothers 20:56 How surrogate babies re-enter China 22:23 Difficult journey to become pregnant 24:54 Women trafficked and their eggs stolen 29:21 Georgian opposition to surrogacy 32:22 Inside a clinic for surrogacy 34:13 Surrogates' thoughts in the third trimester 36:26 Authorities crack down on border crossings 38:09 A surrogate's birthing experience 40:27 Declining birth rates across Asia 41:48 Thailand's proposed amendments to surrogacy law 44:05 Agent turns to surrogacy for final time ========== About Undercover Asia: CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent. ================ #CNAInsider #UndercoverAsiaCNA #Asia #China #Thailand #Georgia #Surrogate #Pregnancy For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider