Baby blues: New mothers take nearly six months to readjust after going back to work
New mothers take nearly six months to readjust after going back to work - with nearly a quarter saying the workplace is "completely different" and many have left in tears. A study of 1,000 mothers, who went back to work after childbirth, revealed 31 percent found it harder to return than they had expected after an average of 10 months' maternity leave.