Over 2o,000 pregnant women leave their jobs because of safety risks.

Pregnant women and new mothers are more likely to face negative treatment at work now than they were a decade ago, according to research published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

In response to this report, ‘Pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage’, the UK parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee is conducting an inquiry to look at the action being taken to address this growing problem.