‘Life is just too expensive to even consider having another baby’

“I mean money considerations aren’t the most romantic way to decide on whether or not to bring a baby into the world’ Aoife* tells me, “but they can’t be discounted”. She’s one of a number of women in their late thirties who say the cost of living crisis is playing a huge part in whether or not they have children at all. “I can’t currently afford to buy a house. Rental is impossible. Me and...