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As world population reaches 8 billion, Australian women are having fewer kids and at an older age

Brisbane mum Bernie Turnbull always knew she wanted kids, but like many Australian women her path to motherhood was anything but straightforward.  

Mrs Turnbull began trying for a child with her husband Chris in her mid 30s, but fertility issues caused by endometriosis saw them go through six miscarriages in seven years.  

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