Woman's Hour presenter Emma Barnett has opened up about her struggle to conceive a second child.
The broadcaster and journalist told The Times that, during numerous rounds of gruelling IVF, she suffered a miscarriage. Four years ago, after a single round of IVF, Emma gave birth to her only son but five further attempts to have a second child have since failed.
Recent research, by the campaign group Fertility Matters at Work, shows fertility issues affect up to one in seven people of working age. It also revealed that 69.5% of those opted to take sick leave during fertility treatment instead of asking for time off to avoid alerting work colleagues.
