By Sandra Dick Chief Writer We talk to a city woman who knows only too well that a happy ending is definitely not guaranteed THE tiny bundle had been carefully swaddled in blankets. Eyes tightly closed, he looked for all the world as if he was sleeping.

MEET the doctors who are changing the lives of thousands of people across the world. Staff at Birmingham Women's Hospital are pioneering new fertility treatments that are making it possible for more people to have families than ever before.

By Sarah Bruce THEY came from all over the country and ranged in age from babies to adults. But they all had one thing in common: they were born after their mothers had undergone IVF treatment.

HUNDREDS of children born at Scotland's first private IVF clinic are preparing to celebrate its 21st birthday. Louise Marshall, the first baby born at the Glasgow clinic, will be guest of honour at the event on Sunday.

FERTILITY clinics in London have consistently higher success rates than elsewhere in the country.