Fertility Survey: How cost is putting more people off having kids

<p>When the Standard launched its first ever fertility survey we had an idea about what the results would tell us.&nbsp;&nbsp;We thought we’d hear from people concerned about reproductive health and access to fertility treatment. We did! But that wasn’t top of the list… it was money.&nbsp;</p><p>We partnered up with Peanut, the app and online community for prospective parents, and asked 400 people what they were thinking about when considering starting a family. Over a third told us they felt pressured to remain childfree, even though they wanted one, because of financial instability.&nbsp;</p><p>It’s the cost-of-living. It’s being unable to buy a house. That’s what’s stopping, or delaying people having children. And that’s before they take into account how much childcare itself will take out of their pocket.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode we speak to our Executive features editor Alexandra Jones and we’re also joined by Gemma Bolton who’s being treated for fertility complications.&nbsp;</p><p>You can read more from our survey at <a href="standard.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>