Parenting isn't easy at the best of times, but a growing number of women are choosing to parent alone.
Maybe they just haven't met the right partner, or their partner didn't want children. Whatever the reason, technological advances and societal changes have made this an increasingly viable and attractive choice, including for women who would traditionally be considered 'geriatric' pregnancies - over 35-years old.
Dr Olivia Stuart from Fertility Associates has observed this trend firsthand, as has single mother Jo Mackie.
They join Emile Donovan to discuss.
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