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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

What 4 mothers wish they knew about maternity leave before they took it

Maternity leave.

Women are being blamed for falling birth rates, but can we really be surprised that more and more women are opting out of motherhood when the penalty for having children is so staggering—and shamefully—high?

Motherhood is never far from the headlines and this week the online chatter has been deafening. Just days after a Loose Women episode discussing whether or not women should be incentivised to have children aired, a report by Pregnant Then Screwed revealed that more women than ever are being forced out of the workforce.

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