'It was heartbreaking to attend a fertility appointment in a maternity unit'

BBC Health Wednesday 29 July 2026, 23:00 UTC 1 min read

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Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended in miscarriage.

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