It is time to recognise the diversity of paths that lead to motherhood, including those that fail, those that take years, and those that lead nowhere. When you think of Mother’s Day, which is widely celebrated across the world in the month of May, and in France on the last Sunday of May each year, you might think: Nice lunch, kids’ crafts and lots of hugs. Yes, it is a moment of joy for many. But for millions of women, this spring Sunday is also a day of silent pain: women whose pregnancies end