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The Lead in conversation: "Everyone in society has a part to play in raising children"
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The Lead in conversation: "Everyone in society has a part to play in raising children"

Alex Bollen talks to Natalie Morris about the challenges of new motherhood and the damaging impact of 'good mother myths'.
a woman holding a baby in her arms
The pressure to be the ‘perfect mother’ can feel relentless. Photo: Trung Nhan Tran/Unsplash

From the pressure to 'have it all', to the idea that there is a ‘right’ way to give birth, pervasive myths about how to be a good mother are setting women up to fail at every turn.

In the context of increasingly unsafe maternity services, racial inequality in mat…

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