Authorities are investigating a Southern California couple after their infant child was taken to a hospital with a traumatic head injury and 21 children were discovered in their custody.

Twenty-one children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.

An investigation into surrogacy fraud is underway after 21 children were taken from a California couple's home, with records showing a surrogacy company at their address.