‘MY WOMB IS
DEFINITELY
EMPTY AND
I AM REPORTING
TO YOU LIVE
FROM THE
FRONT LINES
OF FAILURE’
Emma Barnett, the voice of Radio^4 ’s Woman’s
Hour, gave birth to her son four years ago after
a single round of IVF. But her desire for a
second child has resulted in five failed
attempts and a miscarriage. She reveals the
heartbreak of infertility treatment – and why
women don’t talk about it