- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
BBC needs to do more for breastfeeding mothers, says presenter Alex Jones
"They talk a good game but even at the BBC there isn’t a crèche, there isn’t a room where you can express, there isn’t a fridge where you can keep your milk.”
- StyleYahoo Style UK team
Do maternity and paternity rights for same-sex parents differ from heterosexual parents?
The short answer is no, but it's complicated.
- StyleHuffPost UK
Mum Uses Maternity Leave To Travel The World For The Second Time, With Partner, Newborn And Toddler
A mum is using her maternity leave to travel the world with her family for the second time, and we’re every bit as jealous as we were before.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Fewer than 1% of eligible parents have taken up shared parental leave
The report says shared parental leave is "significantly underutilised" in the UK
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Mum turns to the Internet to ask why it's just assumed the woman will stay home with the baby
“It makes sense because men don’t actually get pregnant, give birth, breastfeed and need maternity leave for their body to recover,” one mum wrote. “If more couples choose to share it, I guess the question will also be asked more to those fathers.
StyleMarie-Claire DorkingThis artist made a dress out of breastmilk bags to make an important point about working mums
Throw breastfeeding into the mix and it’s easy to see why two thirds of new mothers feel unsupported when they return to work after maternity leave. “I created this series to bring awareness to the harsh realities of what it takes to be a working mother, especially when caring for an infant,” Kasey told Yahoo Style UK. The artist was inspired to create the Working Mother Suit after returning to work shortly after the birth of her second child.
