Returning to Work after Baby with Fifth Trimester Author/Founder Lauren Smith Brody

Nyssa's Mia Clarke speaks to author and founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, Lauren Smith Brody, about preparing to return to work after giving birth and more.

Season 1 | Episode 4

Lauren Smith Brody's book, The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide To Style, Sanity, & Big Success After Baby offers itself as a guide to mom's emerging from "the blurry newborn days" of the fourth trimester and heading back to work.

Mia and Lauren sit down to discuss all elements of heading back to work postpartum including the 'Motherhood Penalty' (the measurable impact of motherhood on earnings and professional status) and how to advocate for yourself in the workplace.

Read more about Lauren's work and follow her on instagram @TheFifthTrimester

Also Read | Loudspeaker Letters: My Return From Maternity Leave

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