Siobhan Freegard, of the Netmums parenting advice website, said that while 18 months might be the average figure, many women will take longer.
The change in priorities also meant that nine in ten new mothers polled said work no longer seemed as important after they gave birth, and 79 percent did not want to leave their baby to go back. Many also feared they would no longer excel in their job.
此外,9成的新媽媽認為,生小孩后,工作似乎不再那么重要。79%的人表示不想離開寶寶回去工作。許多人也擔心,無法在工作上表現杰出。