Catherine Blaisbaum
Investigative journalist at The Globe and Mail and author of a book about infertility and the fertility industry, who shares her personal fertility journey and reporting on assisted reproductive technologies.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 30min
Navigating Canada's fertility industry
Catherine Blaisbaum, investigative journalist and author who chronicled her own infertility journey, talks about navigating Canada’s booming fertility industry. She discusses rising infertility rates, the costs and emotional toll of IVF and surrogacy, provincial funding gaps, clinic transparency, and the surprising realities of matched surrogates and births.
Apr 7, 2026 • 24min
Making babies the modern way
Catherine Blaisbaum, investigative journalist and author who chronicled her multi-year IVF and surrogacy journey, walks listeners through the complex world of assisted reproduction. She shares moments from failed cycles, a surprising diagnosis, and the emotional highs of a surrogate pregnancy. She also explores clinic transparency, costs and the rules around surrogacy in Canada.
