Work guilt for new mothers

THREE in five mums regret returning to work so early after childbirth, while 80% feel guilty about going back to work at all, say new studies.

The number of working mums in Ireland is 329,000 (Census 2011), and while they’re not all new mums who’ve just returned to work, that’s a lot of guilt.

Guilt is huge for women, says parent and relationships mentor, Sheila O’Malley ( www.practicalparenting.ie).