Making a baby isn't necessarily easy.
One in four people in Aotearoa-New Zealand experience infertility - and half of those need medical help to get pregnant.
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In the final episode of the season, Dan and Nadine reflect on the story behind the show and what they've learned from their guests. They also share an update on their own journey.
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Jessica Jordan
Jessica Jordan always knew she wanted to become a Mum, “I just had this huge maternal drive to nurture”. She didn’t want to simply wait for the universe to deliver a partner, so Jessica decided to go it alone. She encountered a series of obstacles; a diagnosis of endometriosis, low ovarian reserve, a previous surgical injury to one of her Fallopian tubes, unsuccessful transfers, a miscarriage, and an additional surgery, on her path to becoming a mother, finally conceiving her daughter Hazel.
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Emma Saunders Part 2
In the second - and final - part of Emma Saunders' story, she talks about facing the outcome of her fertility journey and the positives in her life. "You get better at living with it," she tells Dan and Nadine.
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Emma Saunders Part 1
Like many women, Emma Saunders is often asked if she has kids. She’s thought carefully about her answer: "I think it would be very disrespectful to Ella and Alfie to pretend that they didn’t exist so it’s important for me to say 'yes', but I follow that up really quickly with 'but they died young'." Emma shared her decade-long and incredibly difficult fertility story with The Human Race podcast. We've decided to split her story in to two parts. Both are available now. You can listen to part two when you're ready.
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Arrun Soma and Jake Vollebregt
Arrun Soma and Jake Vollebregt made headlines with their big gay, Christian-Hindu, civil wedding – but after buying their first home and getting a couple of dogs, they knew that something was missing. They wanted a family: “It was actually about having a family, no matter how that family was made up,” they tell Dan and Nadine.
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Making a baby isn't necessarily easy.
One in four people in Aotearoa-New Zealand experience infertility - and half of those need medical help to get pregnant.
Then there are people challenged by circumstances rather than health concerns - singles, members of Rainbow communities ...
But it’s still a subject many have trouble talking about.
In The Human Race, Dan and Nadine Higgins meet Kiwis who’ve spent years trying to make a tiny human before it’s too late.
After experiencing a long fertility fight of their own, Dan and Nadine are here to provide comfort and community to those walking an often lonely road.
Their guests - some high-profile, others everyday - share challenges posed by age, health, sexual orientation, prejudice and plain bad luck. They offer tales of resilience, tenacity, heartache and hope.
So, whether you’re in the race of your life, you’ve been there before, or you know someone who is struggling, this is a must-listen podcast.
WARNING: This podcast covers topics that may be upsetting, including miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death and infertility. A range of organisations can help. For support around miscarriage, infant death and stillbirth click here For support around fertility click here.
CREDITS:
The Human Race is a joint Stuff-Wabi Sabi Media production
Hosts and producers: Dan and Nadine Higgins
Audio mixing: John Ropiha
Photography: Lawrence Smith
Visual design: Sungmi Kim
Associate producer: Jen Black
Executive producer: Chris Reed
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