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Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Women's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

Good morning and welcome to the programme.

Shortly you'll hear from two women in Ukraine as we hear that some of Russia's troops

positioned on the border with Ukraine are returning to their bases, raising hopes of de-escalation

and a diplomatic solution.

So we will be hearing from those two women to get a sense of their lives, the women around

them and the mindset on the ground, all that to come.

But I do want to ask you this today, if you wanted or want children, would you have ever

told your boss you were trying to get pregnant as you were trying, especially if perhaps

that road started to become more complicated, protracted, perhaps if you experienced loss

or needed fertility treatment?

I'm asking as Britain's first fertility officer has been appointed in a law firm and I'll

be talking to her shortly and she'll be explaining her role and why she thinks this should be

something rolled out across companies around the world perhaps.

But what do you make of this?

It's all very well having that position but would you actually tell someone where you

work and I recognise you could work in a much smaller business, you might not be working,

you might not want children, I shall also stress that again, or you may not be able to.

But if you are in this particular position or have been in this position, you may also

of course work for yourself or work for your other half.

So then probably do know what's going on in that department but could you imagine yourself

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