Our journey to be A FAMILY Why we did it this way

Changes in science and society mean women can start families in a lot of different ways – we meet the new modern mums

WORDS anna moore

Today’s families are more diverse than they’ve ever been. Sperm, egg and embryo donation, surrogacy and adoption means that you can have a child as a solo parent or a same-sex couple. As Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson settles in to life as mother to baby son Finn after successful IVF treatment with her partner Jen, woman&home talks to mothers who have formed their families in ways we couldn’t have imagined – and that wouldn’t have been possible – just a few generations ago. “WHAT SCARED ME WAS THE THOUGHT I’D NEVER BE A MOTHER” NICOLA MOLE began fertility treatment with her husband but when their marriage broke down, she carried on alone. In January 2018, she became mother to Rebecca using a donor embryo. Now 43, Nicola, an insurance…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2019

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