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CRADLE is a registered Scottish Charity (Charity No. SC035955) that provides support to individuals and couples experiencing infertility. Our organisation is run for patients by patients. Our aim is to provide education and support to those with infertility issues or who may be currently going through fertility treatment.

Our group members consist of couples and individuals who have had successful as well as unsuccessful fertility treatment. As a group we recognise the need for continued support from a subfertility diagnosis, through treatment and coming to terms with childlessness.
Couples who have been successful in treatment may find themselves, once again, on the emotional roller coaster of fertility treatment should they wish to have another child or even those who have previously had a child naturally, but are having difficulty in subsequent pregnancies. This can be equally if not more stressful than previous treatment cycles as the reality of ?knowing what your are losing? can be difficult to deal with and there can often be high expectations involved.

Our group will focus on providing; emotional support to individuals and couples, up to date information on ?patients rights? and education in the field of fertility problems and treatment from a wide range of staff from the medical, pharmaceutical and science professions. These topics shall be on request from the group members.

CRADLE provides online support to individuals and couples dealing with infertility issues. We endeavour to reply to any questions within 24 hours. If you have any questions about diagnosis or treatment or just need to talk about how you are feeling then please get in touch. The support is provided by patients for patients but if your question requires a more detailed medical or scientific response then we may request a professional response from one of our hospital contacts.

We have a wide range of books which may be borrowed on a lending basis, and a small budget for new books should there be ones which you wish to order.

Sam MacCuish,
Cradle Web Editor

DISCLAIMER: The information provided should NOT be taken as a potential substitute for consultation from qualified healthcare providers. The author and any other party involved in the preparation or dissemination of the material presented are not responsible for any errors or omissions in the material provided above, or any results obtained from the use of such material.