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Catherine Meads, Professor of Health, Anglia Ruskin University

Donor-egg pregnancies may come with higher rates of serious complications – here’s what you need to know

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More women than ever are carrying babies conceived with someone else’s egg – but few are told that this might carry greater health risks.

Pregnancies involving an embryo that doesn’t share the pregnant woman’s DNA are becoming more common. For many, it’s a path to parenthood that would otherwise be closed.

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