showed that almost 70% of young mothers indicate having returned to school after birth. These mothers showed lower poverty rates, fewer repeated grades preceding the pregnancy, continued schooling during pregnancy, higher daycare/crèche use, more family childcare support, and lower engagement in exclusive breastfeeding within six months of birth.
Route one: Lower household poverty drives schooling throughout pregnancy which, in turn, drives higher school return rates post-birth; The large proportion of mothers—30% in our sample—who do not return to school might require substantial targeted support to re-engage with education.
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