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Amid the social and political panic about falling birthrates, why not ask new mothers what they think?

Lucy Jones unpacks our new research on motherhood for the Guardian. 27/07/2026

”We hear about the ruinous effect of low birthrates, but comparatively little of the difficulties mothers face.”

Lucy Jones writes for The Guardian unpacking the findings from our new report Motherhood, Inside Out and what the experiences of new mothers reveals about our current value system.

Read the article here.

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The Motherhood Team

Dr Marianne Rozario is senior researcher and projects lead at Theos, and author of several publications including Creating a Neighbourhood Health Service (2025), Moving on Project: Wraparound Survivor Support (2025), and co–author of Ashes to Ashes (2023). She holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Notre Dame Australia.

Dr Rhiannon McAleer is Director of Research and Impact at Bible Society. She writes and speaks on contemporary Christianity, spirituality and Bible engagement and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter.

Dr Madeleine Pennington is Head of Research at Theos and co–host of the podcast Motherhood vs the Machine.

Dr Eona Bell was a Research Assistant at Theos. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from the London School of Economics.

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Posted 27 July 2026

Read the Guardian article here