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The Waiting Room

Stories of Love, Loss and Hope on the Path to Parenthood

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The Waiting Room

Yazan: Audrey Ward
Seslendiren: Audrey Ward, Josie Charles, Lucy Scott, Olivia Dowd, Helen McAlpine, Oliver Hembrough, Joseph Tweedale
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'An important book' Edwina Dunn, Founder of The Female Lead

The path to parenthood is deeply personal. When that journey twists and stalls, it can feel impossibly lonely. Yet connection, courage and hope can be found, often in the stories of those who have taken the road before us.

The Waiting Room exists because too many people experience infertility, loss and longing in silence. Every day in the UK, there are hundreds of miscarriages, about seven stillbirths, ten terminations for medical reasons and five neonatal deaths. Around 1 in every 80 pregnancies in the UK is ectopic. Globally, 1 in 6 couples face infertility at some point in their lives. Yet, the silence around the hospital visits and heartbreak remains.

What happens after the negative pregnancy tests, the first miscarriage, the failed round of IVF, the ectopic pregnancy or the stillbirth? What is it like to pursue adoption, surrogacy or donor conception, or come to terms with a life without children? Drawing on dozens of honest, hopeful, bravely shared accounts, Audrey Ward curates a selection of stories – including her own – from those whose journeys to (or away from) parenthood were anything but simple, to help answer all these questions, and more.

So, join us in The Waiting Room, a place of comfort, advice and connection, for anyone who has ever felt that parenthood is painfully out of reach.

'Shines a light on experiences too often hidden or misunderstood' Sharon Martin, Interim CEO, Fertility Network UK

©2026 Audrey Ward Grief & Loss Medicine & Health Care Industry Parenting & Families Personal Development Physical Illness & Disease Relationships Hamilelik Kısırlık Samimi
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'A powerful and necessary book. It uses personal stories, beautifully told, to break the taboo around what happens when fertility and pregnancy don't follow the plan. I know it will be so valuable to countless people walking this painful and often lonely road.' Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt
'I have such admiration for Audrey for writing this book, and for all those who contributed, who generously shared their stories.' From the Foreword by Marina Fogle, writer, broadcaster, Co-founder of The Bump Class and Brand Ambassador for Tommy's
'An important book … The warmth of emotion and affection these pages and stories convey will help to guide hundreds of families who face this exciting yet rocky adventure with eyes wide open.' Edwina Dunn, Founder of The Female Lead
'A deeply moving book that captures the reality of the fertility journey. Drawing on powerful personal stories, it shines a light on experiences too often hidden or misunderstood.' Sharon Martin, Interim CEO, Fertility Network UK
‘Pregnancy and baby loss are devastating and can be very isolating. This is a book that will help many people feel less alone as they navigate their own challenging journey.’ Kath Abrahams, Chief Executive, Tommy’s
'This is a unique record of the understated emotional and physical toll for both men and women. I salute Audrey and all her brave contributors.' Professor Jonathan W.A. Ramsay, Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
'A wonderful compilation of personal stories, really bringing to life the range of complex emotional journeys people can go on when trying to conceive.' Nina Barnsley, Director at Donor Conception Network
'This book reminds you that you are not alone, and that even in the most difficult moments, there is connection, resilience and hope to be found.' Shaun Greenaway, Co-founder of NeXYs Fertility
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A very balanced book about the trials and outcomes of fertility treatment. I think the chapter on Childlessness was important. One of the narrators though, the youngest sounding voice, was overly dramatic ending every sentence on a breathy dramatic note and just became incredibly annoying and difficult to listen to. Also spelling out ICSI shows no one reading the book knew anything about how to say it! Very irritating as well. I don’t think I’d recommend the audiobook. Maybe read the book instead.

One of the narrators ruined it for me

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