Objective: Commercial surrogacy and marketing human reproduction in Nigeria, it is not established whether people are aware what commercial surrogacy is all about, the risks involved, whether it is a form of trafficking and thus, the objective of the study was to ascertain the level of awareness, perception and knowledge as regards commercial surrogacy and marketing human reproduction in a sample of newly married women. Methods: structured questionnaires were administered to a sample of 170 newly married women from the guidance and counselling section of the Bishop Shanahan hospital Nsukka, Enugu state. Results: Most participants are aware that some people can rent their womb for money (71.2percent). Although, most participants generally accepted that commercial surrogacy is human trafficking while most of the participant believe that surrogate mothers act involuntarily. Conclusions: This sample of newly married women believed that surrogacy shouldn’t be legalized in Nigeria and instead of using any of the expensive ART system of treatment for infertility, the act of adoption should be used and thus encouraged.

Keywords: commercial surrogacy; Infertility; marketing human reproduction; trafficking, baby factories