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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Seven out of 10 UK mothers feel overloaded, research reveals

Silhouette of a woman and baby looking out of a window at a featureless concrete wall
The survey also said that the UK was among the worst of the countries surveyed for motherhood disadvantaging a woman’s career. Photograph: Alan Turkington/Alamy

Seven out of 10 mothers in the UK feel overloaded and almost half have a mental health issue such as anxiety or depression, new research has revealed.

The survey of mothers’ experiences in 12 European countries also found that most of those in Britain still do the majority of household tasks and caregiving work alone, and that the UK was among the worst for motherhood disadvantaging a woman’s career.

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