Christina Weis holds a PhD in Sociology with Anthropology and is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Reproduction Research, De Montfort University, UK. Her research interests lie in medical anthropology, reproductive rights, social aspects of in/fertility and assisted reproductive technologies, and migration. She is particularly interested in ethnographic methods, feminist research design and the geographic region of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

• Prologue: From Moldova to Russia for surrogacy. Gabriela's storyChapter 1. Introduction: Surrogacy in RussiaChapter 2. Becoming a surrogacy workerChapter 3. Making the relationship workGabriela's story continuedChapter 4. Reproductive migrationsChapter 5. Disruptions and reconfigurationsConclusion: At crossroadsAppendix 1: Participants overviewAppendix 2: Notes on research relationshipsAppendix 3: Emotion workAppendix 4: Surrogacy workers' accommodations

Christina Weis holds a PhD in Sociology with Anthropology and is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Reproduction Research, De Montfort University, UK. Her research interests lie in medical anthropology, reproductive rights, social aspects of in/fertility and assisted reproductive technologies, and migration. She is particularly interested in ethnographic methods, feminist research design and the geographic region of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

• Prologue: From Moldova to Russia for surrogacy. Gabriela's storyChapter 1. Introduction: Surrogacy in RussiaChapter 2. Becoming a surrogacy workerChapter 3. Making the relationship workGabriela's story continuedChapter 4. Reproductive migrationsChapter 5. Disruptions and reconfigurationsConclusion: At crossroadsAppendix 1: Participants overviewAppendix 2: Notes on research relationshipsAppendix 3: Emotion workAppendix 4: Surrogacy workers' accommodations

Christina Weis holds a PhD in Sociology with Anthropology and is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Reproduction Research, De Montfort University, UK. Her research interests lie in medical anthropology, reproductive rights, social aspects of in/fertility and assisted reproductive technologies, and migration. She is particularly interested in ethnographic methods, feminist research design and the geographic region of Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

• Prologue: From Moldova to Russia for surrogacy. Gabriela's storyChapter 1. Introduction: Surrogacy in RussiaChapter 2. Becoming a surrogacy workerChapter 3. Making the relationship workGabriela's story continuedChapter 4. Reproductive migrationsChapter 5. Disruptions and reconfigurationsConclusion: At crossroadsAppendix 1: Participants overviewAppendix 2: Notes on research relationshipsAppendix 3: Emotion workAppendix 4: Surrogacy workers' accommodations