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What is Life Like for Women Without Children in Africa?

BBC Africa Debate by BBC

Nov 28, 201648:39News & Politics

What are the options for childless couples? And, is choosing not to have children taboo? In many African communities fertility is highly prized and women without children are frowned upon. Infertility affects one in six...

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What is Life Like for Women Without Children in Africa? is an episode from BBC Africa Debate by BBC. What are the options for childless couples? And, is choosing not to have children taboo? In many African communities fertility is highly pr...

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Published Nov 28, 2016, 48:39 long, audio available.

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What are the options for childless couples? And, is choosing not to have children taboo? In many African communities fertility is highly prized and women without children are frowned upon. Infertility affects one in six couples of childbearing age worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. In Africa, the number of women unable to conceive after a first pregnancy can be as high as one in three.

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