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Pressures on freelance mothers in dance ‘at critical point’

Concerns raised over female dancers returning to work too soon after giving birth, risking physical exhaustion and injury.

Neil Puffett
3 min read

Financial pressures and fear of losing essential work connections drive new mothers to return to work in dance before they are fully recovered, a study has found.
Research about mothers in the dance s...

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