Some parents say the already difficult process of dealing with infertility is made harder and more expensive by a shortage of fertility treatment in Atlantic Canada.
HALIFAX - When Ledon Wellon started trying to have a baby, she assumed it would happen quickly. She was young 24 at the time and she was watching her friends start families. She and her husband, who first talked about having kids as 18-year-olds on their second date, were hopeful.
Patients and clinicians are applauding the province's new tax rebate for fertility treatment and surrogacy, but another big challenge remains: long wait-times.
In part two of The Coast’s series on the crisis in OBGYN care, a look at the big costs, long waits and barriers for queer families in the way of getting pregnant.