It is a scandal that working mothers are 40% more stressed than other people

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1. There are real healthcare costs to this, too.

I found a great article that tackled this same topic on workingmother.com.

From the article:

Health care costs

Studies indicate that stress is responsible in some way for a whopping 70 to 90 percent of doctor visits, either directly or by aggravating an ongoing medical condition, says stress management expert Cynthia Ackrill, MD. Why? Stress and the hormones it causes the body to produce can set off a cascade of inflammation and decreased immune function. All that translates into doctor’s office co-pays plus test and prescription costs, notes Dr. Ackrill, chair of the Workplace Stress Board for the American Institute of Stress (AIS).


The rest of the article can be found here: https://www.workingmother.com/content/real-costof-stress