Secondary infertility: When baby No. 2 does not happen

Ms Rosemary Richard Sam had two miscarriages in 2018 before conceiving her second child. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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SINGAPORE - Timothy and Marie have an eight- year-old daughter. They have been trying to have another child for the past six years.

Five years ago, Marie had a miscarriage, after which the couple underwent in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in 2016. She got pregnant, but suffered another miscarriage.

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