Effect of childbirth on professional life of women?

Question

Women play a very big role by giving birth to children. However the period starting from becoming pregnant to giving birth of the child to taking care the child till (s)he grows a little is long. Moreover once a child is born, some time must be spent after her/him daily. How can a woman who is engaged in higher studies, say research, can do justice to both family and studies or professional life? Are there women who would not like to give birth to child fearing that would lead to spending too much time and energy from her professional activities?(second question is just out of curiosity.)

Answer 1

Being this very type of women, the first thing I realized is that my child comes first. After I delivered, I was off work for 8 weeks due to the healing of my incision from C-section, and my schedule became my daughter's schedule.

If one is doing research, they need to take a hiatus because having a child is overwhelming until a schedule is established and that will take time. A mother needs to focus her attention more to her child during their early months. The research will be there when you get back to it.

But working mothers always have to make a choice when it comes to working and parenting because there is really no balance. We sorta just make it work.

Answer 2

I have heard of women not having children just for the fact that a child will take away from their career, which is sad. I think that in the last ten years or so, women have become more involved in career oriented time spent, then child rearing. Just look at the amount of daycare facilities, and nanny programs. Children are raising themselves more these days than 20, 30 years ago. Their are less stay at home moms. People want the children but they don't want to give up the work life, and it is effecting the children.

I do understand for the single women that have jobs to pay for things their children need. I understand that you have to put a roof over their head and food on the table. But the women who work that don't have to, that pay someone else to watch their child, most work just to pay for the daycare, and a little extra.

I don't think there is a way to do justice to both the job and the children, one will be put to the back of the other. More focus on one and less on the other, lets just hope the children do come first.

Answer 3

I am a Mother and a Social Worker who also have a part-time job in the Air National Guard. For me, I love being a mother and everything that have come with it. I can not say it's always been easy but with the love and support of my husband and family I feel that I have had the opportunity to have it all. My daugther is 14 and she appear to be a well adjusted teenager who I actually have a really good relationship with. I think it all depends on what you want in life. I have to admit sometimes I had little or no sleep but in the end it's all been worth it.

Answer 4

I am a profssional women and a mother. My son comes first in my life but I still have time for my work. I did take some time off after having my son but the amount of time you take is up to you. I took 3 weeks . One week before i had him and two weeks after. some women choose to take 6 weeks to 6 months. depending on thier lives and what they can afford to take off. When I went back to work we got a great nanny who takes care of my son during the day. I didn't want him in daycare so a nanny was perfect for us, it isn't for everyone. If a women wants to have children her career will come second, if the pregnancy is not intentional then i think she should evalutate her ambitions and what she wants, if her career will come first she should give the baby to a family that wants it, because the child will know it isn't first in it's mothers life and thats not fair to the child.

Answer 5

It depends on how you chalk out your time I have a child who is 6 years old.When she was 3 i joined Ph.D I attend seminar ,go for lectures but it is tiresome yet i feel i am successful in managing different roles from sweeper to lecturer

Answer 6

I am a professional who decided not to have kids because I love my job and I am not willing to take any time off.
Kudos to those who have kids, but I know I like my life as it is, so I don't want to mess it up.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

in my opionion Family ALWAYS comes first. If your career is that or more important you shouldnt have kids. How can doing research be more important than another human beings life?