Pick Me Up! Special

he right not to be judged

First comes love, then comes marriage, but what about the baby in the carriage? While we’re certainly not in the grip of a fertility crisis just yet, recent studies show that less women are having children than ever before.

In fact, according to investment management company Fidelity International, 64% of married couples in the UK say they don’t feel prepared for a child.

For over half of those couples, financial insecurity was the number one reason not to have a child.

Their research suggests that

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