Mary Birdsall: Fertility clinics preparing for 25 percent drop in demand

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There are concerns the economic impact of Covid-19 could mean some women miss the biological window to have babies.Fertility clinics are preparing for a 25 percent drop in demand, with the treatments costing up to $15,000.Fertility Associates chairwoman Mary Birdsall told Kate Hawkesby there's quite strict criteria to access publicly-funded IVF.“And even if you get onto it straight away, there's also a 12-18 month waiting list.”
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