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"Um...yeah. I know. I had the same reaction! But according to reports, more women say they want to become moms to avoid the 9-5 commitments. Really? Apparently pregnancy is looking more and more appealing to British woman, who, according to a new survey, are more likely to want to get pregnant these days so they can score the 52 weeks of maternity leave that is standard in England. Yes, you read that right: Women want to have babies to avoid working for a year. Am I the only one who finds this mildly bizarre (or maybe it&amp;#x27;s because I have three little boys and know how crazy-hard motherhood can be sometimes!). Weigh in! What do you think about women&amp;#x27;s motivations to become mothers? If you got 52 weeks of maternity leave, would you be more likely to have a baby? P.S. Are you a baby belly toucher? And, why are women having longer (and more painful) labors? Photo: istock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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