Burnout has become the baseline for motherhood — and now there’s proof

93% of mums have experienced burnout (Picture: Getty Images)

Burnout is now part and parcel of motherhood, according to new research — a finding which I’m sure will come as no surprise to the women reading this article.

The overwhelming majority of us (93%) have felt burnout at some point since having kids, with over half (58%) saying they feel burned out ‘often’ or ‘almost always’.

The new Motherhood Index, based on a survey of 4,000 women with children, shows a staggering 70% of mums say they get less than five hours of unbroken sleep a night. Over a third (36%) have less than four hours. Worryingly, 48% said they needed health support but couldn’t access it or found it fell short. 

And let’s not forget, nearly three-quarters of two-parent families have both...