{"product_id":"9780008781804","title":"The Waiting Room: Stories of Love, Loss and Hope on the Path to Parenthood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe path to parenthood is deeply personal. When that path twists and stalls, it can feel impossibly lonely. Yet within the shared stories lies something powerful – connection, courage and hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Room\u003c\/em\u003e exists because too many people walk through infertility, loss and longing in silence. Every day in the UK, there are 273 miscarriages, 7 stillbirths, 10 terminations for medical reasons and 5 neonatal deaths. Globally, 1 in 6 couples face infertility. These numbers represent not statistics but stories that deserve to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet most of us never talk about it. The silence around fertility challenges keeps people isolated. So, what happens after the failed pregnancy tests, the first miscarriage, the unsuccessful round of IVF, the ectopic pregnancy or the stillbirth? What’s it like to adopt a child, rely on a surrogate, an egg or a sperm donor, or come to terms with a life without children?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on dozens of honest, hopeful accounts, former \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e journalist Audrey Ward curates a selection of stories from those whose journeys to (or away from) parenthood were anything but simple – including her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin us in \u003cem\u003eThe Waiting Roo\u003c\/em\u003em – a place for anyone who has ever felt that parenthood is painfully out of reach, and for those who are ready to change how we speak about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audrey Ward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46888997060757,"sku":"9780008781804","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008781804.jpg?v=1776888532","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008781804","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}