We know that many LGBTQIA+ people have children and that they make excellent parents. Indeed, some studies suggest that children have some advantages being brought up outside the heterosexual nuclear family. But what about heterosexual and cisgender people who do not want children? The BBC News Channel met up with members of the group Bristol Childfree Women, to learn about cultural expectations and prejudices. BCW has over five hundred members of women who have elected not to have children. Caroline Mitchell always knew she never wanted children, she wasn't prepared f