Work + motherhood = healthier women

Guess what, according to scientists in London, juggling a career along with being a wife or partner and parent may help to keep women healthy.

After analysing data from a study that tracked the health of Britons born in 1946, they found that women who had multiple roles were less likely than homemakers, single mothers or childless females to report poor health or to be obese in middle age.

"It looks like women are relatively healthy as a result of combining work and family life."

The researchers found that women who had been homemakers most of their lives were most likely to report poor health, followed by single mothers and childless women.