With recent changes in rights around bereavement leave after pregnancy loss in the UK, issues from IVF to miscarriage are under the microscope in businesses, including whisky. Johanna Derry-Hall speaks to the industry about what companies are doing to support their staff.

From hiding their baby bump in photographs and from potential clients, to fearing they’d lose respect for taking maternity leave, pregnancy is an especially nuanced experience that women in whisky still navigate. Bethany Whymark asks those who’ve been through it how it has changed the way they work.