“In the panic about falling birthrates, the experiences of the people actually doing the births & parenting infants – most often mothers – are strangely absent. We hear about the ruinous effect of low birthrates, but little of the difficulties mothers face.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Amid the social and political panic about falling birthrates, why not ask new mothers what they think? | Lucy JonesMedals and cash bonuses have been mooted as incentives, but the priority is for policy that addresses women’s real concerns, says author and journalist Lucy Joneswww.theguardian.com