The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) report, based on the responses of more than 1,100 first-time parents of eight-month-old babies, reveals that for over two-thirds (68 per cent) of mothers the quality of childcare was a very important factor when deciding whether to go back to work, while for 51 per cent it was childcare costs.
For 77 per cent of the mothers surveyed, household finances were a deciding factor in the decision to return to work.
The report 'Working it Out', part of a two-year longitudinal study of first-time parents, found that 80 per cent of women were planning to go back to work.
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