Recent press releases & research 

• A quarter of parents say they will need to leave the workforce if childcare costs rise by 10%
• 4 in 10 mothers (43%) took just 12 weeks or less following the birth of their most recent child
• Charities, lawyers, and experts issue report outlining how Labour can fulfil their manifesto pledge to make flexible working the default
• A quarter of new mothers are returning to work earlier than they want to because of the new childcare benefit starting this September
• Mothers are twice as likely as fathers to ask for flexible working after parental leave
• Welsh families are spending £46,215 per child for full time childcare. It’s time for a Family Childcare Promise
• Over 430k mothers have been legally gagged in the UK following workplace discrimination, harassment or bullying
• Childcare cost crisis persists, despite new Government funding
• 4 in 10 women terminating a pregnancy in Scotland say the cost of childcare influenced their decision
• 70% of Dads who didn’t take their full paternity leave entitlement had to cut it short due to cost
• It’s an unhappy mothers day as new data reveals that mums earn 43% less per week than dads
• A third of parents eligible for new childcare funding considering leaving job or reducing work hours due to recent hikes in childcare costs
• Shocking new stats about the cost of parenting
• Code chaos for parents as just 1 in 10 secure a code to access new government childcare scheme 
• Only one quarter of mothers take their full maternity leave due to soaring cost of living 
• 65% of parents in Scottish households have reduced their hours or left the workforce due to childcare challenges 
• The ‘£50k parent penalty’: 1 in 5 parents in households earning under £50k leave the workforce due to childcare costs
• 98%  of parents do not support increasing ratios on nurseries
• 1 in 10 parents in Scotland are being forced out of work due to childcare issues
• 1 in 61 pregnant women say their boss insinuated they should have an abortion
• Boosting paternity leave has economic benefits
• 1 in 4 women undergoing fertility treatment experience unfair treatment at work 
• Spring Budget response from Pregnant Then Screwed
• A pre-budget statement from the founder and CEO of Pregnant Then Screwed, Joeli Brearley
• Pregnant Then Screwed responds to new childcare research from Coram
• New Pregnant Then Screwed Data shows 3/4 of mothers who pay for childcare say that it does not make financial sense for them to work
• A statement on the childcare announcements expected in the Spring Budget
• Women’s Organisations Condemn The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill