The film “Joy” is based on the true story behind the conception of IVF – "in vitro fertilisation”. It stars Bill Nighy as obstetrician Patrick Steptoe, James Norton as biologist Robert Edwards, and Thomasin McKenzie as embryologist nurse Jean Purdy, the "triad" that invented IVF. In 2010 Edwards and Steptoe were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for this extraordinary outcome; Purdy, on the other hand, remained in the shade for far too long.

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The size of the Italian family decreased by almost half during the 20th century: even having four children has become an exception.

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Italy has the oldest mothers in Europe. More than 8 out of every 100 babies have mothers over40. But why don't people have children earlier?

Look up the candidates who already signed The Why Wait Agenda's “European Fertility Gap Pledge 2024"