The Weekend Intelligence: The hope and the heartbreak of IVF

About this episode

<p>In our second episode of The Weekend Intelligence, <em>The Economist</em> correspondents Catherine Brahic and Sacha Nauta tell a different story about <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2023-07-22?utm_campaign%3Da.io%26utm_medium%3Daudio.podcast.np%26utm_source%3Dtheintelligence%26utm_content%3Ddiscovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article%26utm_term%3Dsa.listener&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1698930437180750&usg=AOvVaw3myo3W2GPyfkQcfy49G9Ou" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fertility treatment</a>. A story about the pain, the hope and the despair that is paid for a life to be created. And a personal story about two women, over five years, whose lives followed parallel tracks in their quest for a baby.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Sign up for a <a href="www.economist.com/podcastsplus-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free trial</a> of Economist Podcasts+</p><br><p>If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</p><br><p>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><br><p><br></p> <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>