Getting back in the workforce after maternity leave

A survey reveals eight in 10 women are reluctant to go back to their jobs following maternity leave. Managing the transition is key, says Helen O’Callaghan.

SHE’S a maelstrom of emotion, her mind a whirl of must-get-dones and what-ifs. She has been at home with her baby — the new centre of her life — for the past 10 months and now she’s facing back to work.

Will the childcare arrangements she’s so carefully put together work out? Will baby be upset? Will she be upset?